Association between sensitization to natural rubber latex and papain

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1421-1424

  Vandenplas, Olivier ^a,d   Vandezande, Lise Marie ^a   Halloy, Jean Luc ^b   Delwiche, Jean Pierre ^a   Jamart, Jacques ^a   Looze, Yvan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b Fonds des Maladies Professionnelles   (Belgium)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX; PAPAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0030011301     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70216-6     Document Type: Article

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