Latex allergy in an Australian population of children and adolescents with spinal dysfunction

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-18

  Valentine, Jane P ^a   Kurinczuk, Jennifer J ^b   Loh, Richard K S ^a   Chauvel, Peter J ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SIBLING; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SURGICAL GLOVE;

EID: 0033521555     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb126857.x     Document Type: Article

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