Latex allergy

Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 313-321

  Frankland, A W ^a  

^a London Allergy Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contact urticaria; Ficus benjamina; Health care workers; Hevea brasiliensis; Latex fruit syndrome; Multiple allergens; Natural rubber latex (NRL); Non specific hand irritation; Spina bifida; Urban air

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; PLANT EXTRACT; RUBBER;

AIR POLLUTION; ATOPY; CONTACT ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; SURGICAL GLOVE;

EID: 0033428542     PISSN: 13590847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13590849961537     Document Type: Review

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