Rubber latex allergy and the endodontic patient

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 760-762

  Knowles, Kenneth I ^a   Ibarrola, José L ^a   Ludlow, Marvin O ^a   Anderson, John R ^a,b   Newcomb, Bruce E ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUTTA PERCHA; LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL CARE; ENDODONTICS; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; URTICARIA;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; GUTTA-PERCHA; HUMANS; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; ROOT CANAL OBTURATION; ROOT CANAL THERAPY; URTICARIA;

EID: 0032214363     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-2399(98)80169-6     Document Type: Article

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