Health-care workers and latex allergy

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 336-346

  Zak, Heather N ^a   Kaste, Linda M ^b   Barry, Mark J ^b   Schwarzenberger, Kathryn ^b   Galbraith, Gillian M P ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; LATEX;

ALLERGY; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLICY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033752467     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890009604026     Document Type: Article

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