Latex sensitivity in Washington State acute care hospitals: A needs assessment and survey of awareness of the issues

AAOHN Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 297-304

  Cohen, Martin A ^a   Kaufman, Joel D ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0034208719     PISSN: 08910162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/216507990004800606     Document Type: Review

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