Occupational Asthma from Natural Rubber Latex: Specific Inhalation Challenge Test and Evolution

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 155-161

  Acero, S ^a   Alvarez M J ^a   Garcia B E ^a   Echechipia S ^a   Olaguibel, J M ^a   Tabar, A I ^a,b  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^b CS Conde Oliveto Alergología ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergy; Bronchial challenge test; Hypersensitivity; Inhalation challenge; Latex; Occupational asthma

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; RUBBER;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GLOVE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATCH TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUBBER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0042428011     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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