Surgical glove hazards: A commentary

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 215-218

  Ellis, Harold ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cornstarch; Glove; Granuloma; Latex

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANTIGENS; HEALTH HAZARDS; LATEXES; POWDERS;

GRANULOMA; SURGICAL GLOVES;

DISPOSABLE BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; STARCH;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; GRANULOMA; HAZARD; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL CAVITY; POWDER; REVIEW; SURGICAL GLOVE;

DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; GLOVES, SURGICAL; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; LATEX; STARCH;

EID: 0031459985     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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