Prevalence and risk factors for latex allergy: A cross sectional study in a United Kingdom hospital

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 833-836

  Smedley, Julia ^c   Jury, A ^a   Bendall, H ^d   Frew, A ^b   Coggon, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Latex; Occupational disease

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOVE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; URTICARIA;

EID: 0032750177     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.12.833     Document Type: Article

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