Latex allergy in infants younger than 1 year

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1910-1915

  Kimata, Hajime ^a,b  

^a Uji Takeda Hospital   (Japan)

^b Ujitakeda Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atopic eczema dermatitis syndrome; Latex allergy; Latex specific IgE; Nipple; Skin prick test; Swelling of face or lips; Teether; Wheezing; Young infant

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 11144293556     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2004.02128.x     Document Type: Article

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