Natural rubber latex allergy after 12 years: Recommendations and perspectives

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-34

  Charous, B Lauren ^a   Blanco, Carlos ^b   Tarlo, Susan ^c   Hamilton, Robert G ^d   Baur, Xaver ^e   Beezhold, Donald ^f   Sussman, Gordon ^g   Yunginger, John W ^a  

^a Advanced Healthcare   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^f GUTHRIE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic sensitization; Latex; Latex gloves; Natural rubber latex; Occupation asthma; Standard Precautions

Indexed keywords

LATEX; RUBBER;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0036157497     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2002.120953     Document Type: Article

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