Prevalence of latex-related sensitization in health care workers;Prevalencia de sensibilización al látex en personal sanitario

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 121, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 681-683

  Esteve, María ^a   Casas, Irma ^a   Baltasar, Miguel ^b   Rodríguez, Dora ^a   Casas, Xavier ^a   Monsó, Eduard ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL VERGE DE LA CINTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Health care worker; Latex; Occupational risk; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGIC URTICARIA; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; DERMATITIS; FRUIT; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RASH; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0742301373     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13054599     Document Type: Article

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