Results of wearing test with two different latex gloves with and without the use of skin-protection cream

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 441-443

  Baur, X ^a,b   Chen, Z ^a   Allmers, H ^a   Raulf Heimsoth, M ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT DER RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM IPA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Latex allergens; Latex allergy; Latex gloves; Wearing test

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; RUBBER;

ADULT; ALLERGENICITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PROTECTION;

EID: 0031972402     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03920.x     Document Type: Article

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