Strategies for distinguishing asymptomatic latex sensitization from true occupational allergy or asthma

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 90, Issue 5 SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages 42-46

  Ownby, Dennis R ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX; RUBBER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY TEST; ANAMNESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PUBLICATION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ASTHMA; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0038314263     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61648-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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