International archives of occupational and environmental health
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Int Arch Occup Environ Health · Apr 2009
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEffectiveness of skin protection creams in the prevention of occupational dermatitis: results of a randomized, controlled trial.
The aim of the trial was to investigate whether the publicized effects of skin protection creams can be replicated in a real occupational setting during activities that expose the skin. ⋯ Taking all these secondary-outcome measurements together, the main result of this study was that skin protection creams alone have a small effect on the skin barrier in workers in the building and timber industries compared with skin care alone or in combination with skin protection.