Allergic reactions due to glove-lubricant-powder in health-care workers

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 399-402

  Crippa, M ^a,c   Pasolini, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Civil Hospital of Brescia   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Medicina del Lavoro   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergy; Corn starch powder; Gloves; Hospital personnel; Maize

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; LUBRICATING AGENT; STARCH;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; MAIZE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRICK TEST; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHINITIS; SYMPTOM; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DERMATITIS, IRRITANT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; DUST; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STARCH; URTICARIA; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030730354     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050235     Document Type: Article

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