Latex allergy: A patient and health care system emergency

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 723-729

  Kelly, K J ^a   Walsh Kelly, C M ^a  

^a Allergy and Immunology Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ADRENALIN HYDROGEN TARTRATE; CIMETIDINE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; GLUCAGON; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYZINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NORADRENALIN; PREDNISONE;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT ALLERGY; CROSS REACTION; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031773517     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70073-3     Document Type: Review

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