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. 2020 Nov;83(5):422-423.
doi: 10.1111/cod.13632. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

The risk of hand eczema in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Do we need specific attention or prevention strategies?

Yasemin Erdem  1 , Ilknur K Altunay  1 , Aslı Aksu Çerman  1 , Sena Inal  1 , Ece Ugurer  1 , Onur Sivaz  1 , Hazel E Kaya  1 , Ilayda E Gulsunay  1 , Gul Sekerlisoy  1 , Osman Vural  1 , Esen Özkaya  2
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The risk of hand eczema in healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: Do we need specific attention or prevention strategies?

Yasemin Erdem et al. Contact Dermatitis. 2020 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19, hand eczema, hand hygiene, handwashing, healthcare workers, HECSI, moisturizing cream score, pandemic, risk factors.

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