The issue of rubber latex;Il problema del latice di gomma

Annali Italiani di Dermatologia Allergologica Clinica e Sperimentale

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-12

  Lisi, Paolo ^a,b   Stingeni, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO MONTELUCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Allergy; Latex; Prevalence; Prevention; Risk factors; Rubber

Indexed keywords

LATEX; RUBBER;

ALLERGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 0033938678     PISSN: 0365169X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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