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• Occupational dermatitis textbook references.
• Dermatology Web sites.
• Technical references, guidelines, and links.

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Occupational dermatitis textbook references

• Adams Occupational Skin Disease. Adams, RM (editor). Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 3rd edition, 1999.
• Contact and Occupational Dermatology. Marks, Jr, JG and DeLeo, VA. St. Louis: Mosby Year Book, 1992.
• Dry Skin and Moisturizers: Chemistry and Function. Loden, M and Maibach, HI (editors). Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2000.
• Essentials of Occupational Skin Management. Packham, CL. Southport: Limited Edition Press, 1998.
• Fisher's Contact Dermatitis.; Rietschel, RI and Fowler, Jr, JF (editors). Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers, 5th edition, 2001.
• Plants and the Skin. Lovell, CR. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1993.
• Protective Gloves for Occupational Use. Mellstrom, GA, Wahlberg, JE and Maibach, HI (editors). Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1994.
• Safety and Health in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Langley, RL, McLymore, Sr, RL, Meggs, WJ and Roberson, GT (editors). Rockville, MD: Government Industries, Inc., 1997.

Dermatology Web sites

• American Academy of Dermatology (www.aad.org) - Patient education brochures on various skin diseases can be downloaded.
• Botanical Dermatology Database: BoDD (www.botanical-dermatology-database.info/) - database with information on plants and skin reactions. It is an electronic reincarnation of a famous dermatology textbook, Botanical Dermatology, by Drs. John Mitchell and Arthur Rook. There are numerous links to other botanical sites.
• eMedicine-Dermatology Internet Site (emedicine.medscape.com) - A large dermatology site with clinical dermatology information, journals and links to many other dermatology Web sites and image atlases.
• NIOSH Safety and Health Topic: Skin Exposures & Effects(www.cdc.gov).

Technical references, guidelines, and links

• CDC's Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings
  (www.cdc.gov).
• Haz-Map
  (www.haz-map.com).
• NIOSH Latex Glove Alert 1997
  (www.cdc.gov).
• NIOSH Latex Allergy: A Prevention Guide
  (www.cdc.gov).
• OSHA Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens (CPL 02‑02‑069)
  (www.osha.gov).
• OSHA Technical Links Latex Allergy 2001
  (www.osha.gov).
• USDA Plant Database
  (plants.usda.gov).
• WISHA Latex Glove Alert 1997.