Prevalence of latex sensitization in a hospital employee population

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-44

  Kibby, Thomas ^a   Akl, Michel ^b  

^a MALLINCKRODT PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

^b Cole's Hospital ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; SURGICAL GLOVE;

EID: 0031034466     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)63370-4     Document Type: Article

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