Allergy to latex in spina bifida: A multivariate study of associated factors in 100 consecutive patients

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 501-507

  Nieto, Antonio ^a,b   Estornell, Francisco ^a   Mazón, Angel ^a   Reig, Carlos ^a   Nieto, Alicia ^a   García Ibarra, Fernando ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL INFANTIL LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

atopy; exposure; Latex allergy; logistic regression; multivariate analysis; risk factors; spina bifida

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 0029981115     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70082-9     Document Type: Article

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