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Occup Environ Med 60:954-957 doi:10.1136/oem.60.12.954
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Occupational contact dermatitis to nickel: experience of the British dermatologists (EPIDERM) and occupational physicians (OPRA) surveillance schemes

Table 2

Allergic positive patch tests to nickel and the reporting of nickel as a suspected occupational allergen

Occupation Cases with a positive allergic patch test to nickel % of cases in which nickel was reported as a suspected agent % of cases in which nickel was the sole suspected agent
Cases among women by occupation (July 1997–Jan 1999) reported by dermatologists (EPIDERM).
Hairdressers 77 19 4
Nurses 40 25 10
Chefs/cooks 27 26 11
Beauticians 26 4 4
Cleaners/domestics 19 79 63
Secretarial personnel 17 94 94
Floral arrangers 15 0 0
Packers/bottlers 14 0 0
Catering assistants 11 54 27
Counter clerks/cashiers 7 100 86
Cash/checkout operators 6 100 83
All occupations 436 33 20

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