Natural rubber latex allergy is not a cause of sudden infant death

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 322-324

  Gutgesell, Carsten ^a   Seubert, Sigrid ^a   Saternus, Klaus Steffen ^a   Fuchs, Thomas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Natural rubber latex; Sudden infant death

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LATEX; RUBBER;

ALLERGY; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ANAPHYLAXIS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0032812398     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024210     Document Type: Article

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