Latex allergy update: Four vignettes

American Journal of Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-48

  Taylor, James S ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTACT URTICARIA; CROSS REACTION; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST;

EID: 0031890952     PISSN: 1046199X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-199X(98)90146-4     Document Type: Article

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