Latex allergy in hospital employees

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 266-271

  Lai, Chien Cherng ^a   Yan, Dah Chin ^b   Yu, Joseph ^a   Chou, Chen Cheng ^a   Chiang, Bor Luen ^a   Hsieh, Kue Hsiung ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

allergy; IgE; latex

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; DERMATITIS; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL GLOVE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LATEX; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 0030975162     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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