Prevalence of latex allergy in a dental school

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 164, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 711-714

  Katelaris, Constance H ^a   Widmer, Richard P ^b   Lazarus, Ross M ^c  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Westmead Dental School   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT URTICARIA; DENTAL FACILITY; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HAND DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; SURGICAL GLOVE;

EID: 0030004097     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122267.x     Document Type: Article

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