Latex allergy

Comprehensive Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 244-249

  Brehler, Randolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; RUBBER;

ALLERGY; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DESENSITIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SKIN ALLERGY; SPINA BIFIDA;

EID: 0036913556     PISSN: 00988243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12019-002-0024-x     Document Type: Article

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