Latex allergy in a glove plant

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 196-197

  Buyukozturk S ^a   Kardes B ^b   Erden, S ^b   Colakoglu B ^b   Dal, M ^b   Akkor, A ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allergy; Atopy; Latex allergy

Indexed keywords

LATEX; RUBBER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT ALLERGY; FEMALE; GLOVE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

EID: 0033953708     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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