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Occupational Medicine 1987;37:124-125
© 1987 Society of Occupational Medicine

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Hairdressers and Hepatitis B—A Risk of Inapparent Parenteral Infection

A.D. WATT0

Employment Medical Advisory Service Glasgow

Statistics from the Communicable Diseases (Scotland) Unit of hepatitis in occupational groups for the period 1981–1984 were reviewed. An incidence rate for the disease among hairdressers was estimated following enquiries about the population of working hairdressers in Scotland. The calculated rate of 41 per 100 000 for hairdressers suggests that they are in a high-risk group but whether this is related to work activities or other characteristics of the population is uncertain.

0Requests for reprints should be addressed to: A. D. Watt MBCHB, MFOM Employment Medical Adviser, 314 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G3 8XG.


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