Inhalation challenge testing of latex-sensitive health care workers and the effectiveness of laminar flow HEPA-filtered helmets in reducing rhinoconjunctival and asthmatic reactions

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 6 II, 1998, Pages 998-1004

  Laoprasert, Nunthaporn ^a,b   Swanson, Mark C ^c   Jones, Richard T ^c   Schroeder, Darrell R ^b   Yunginger, John W ^b,c  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Inhalation challenge tests; Latex aeroallergens; Latex allergy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; LATEX; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AIR SAMPLING; ALLERGIC CONJUNCTIVITIS; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FILTER; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HELMET; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0032429820     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(98)70338-0     Document Type: Article

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