Latex allergen levels of injectable collagen stored in syringes with rubber plungers

Urology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 898-902

  Jones, Jesse M ^a   Sussman, Gordon L ^a   Beezhold, Donald H ^a  

^a C R BARD INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ALLERGEN; LATEX; RUBBER;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; SYRINGE;

EID: 0029889164     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(96)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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