Latex allergy

Pediatric Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-14

  Kandeel, Ala'addin ^a   Akl, Michel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Holiday West Plaza ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LATEX; RUBBER;

ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ATOPY; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CROSS REACTION; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; REVIEW; SPINA BIFIDA; SURGERY;

EID: 0032768018     PISSN: 08831874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pai.1999.13.1     Document Type: Review

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