Undesirable effects from latex gloves in hospital health-care personnel

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-48

  Stingeni, Luca ^a   Lapomarda, Vincenzo ^a   Lisi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact urticaria; Cornstarch powder; Gloves; Health care personnel; Irritant contact dermatitis; Natural latex; Predisposing factors; Rubber; Undesirable effects

Indexed keywords

LATEX; STARCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029778174     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0926-9959(96)00022-0     Document Type: Article

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