Clinical presentations of patients sensitive to natural rubber latex

Dermatitis

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 192-196

  Guin, Jere D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BANDAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOTHING; CLOTHING DERMATITIS; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; EYELID DERMATITIS; EYELID DISEASE; FACE MASK; FEMALE; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SHOE; SHOE DERMATITIS; SKIN ALLERGY; TOURNIQUET; URTICARIA; WAISTBAND DERMATITIS;

EID: 13844294124     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01206501-200412000-00005     Document Type: Article

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