American Academy of Dermatology's position paper on latex allergy

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 98-106

  Cohen, D E ^a   Scheman, A ^a   Stewart, L ^a   Taylor, J ^a   Pratt, M ^a   Trotter, K ^a   Prawer, S ^a   Warshaw, E ^a   Rietschel, R ^a   Watsky, K ^a   Schwarzenberger, K ^a   Zug, K ^a   Shama, S ^a   Godwin, L ^a   Kosann, M K ^a   Wilson, B A ^a  

^a AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DERMATOLOGY; GLOVE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031854773     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0190-9622(98)70406-2     Document Type: Article

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