Occupation-related allergies in dentistry

Journal of the American Dental Association

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 500-510

  Hamann, Curtis P ^a   DePaola, Louis G ^b,c   Rodgers, Pamela A ^a  

^a SmartHealth   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergies; Dentistry; Dermatitis; Glutaraldehyde; Latex; Maethacrylates

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LATEX; METAL; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NATURAL RUBBER LATEX PROTEIN; PROTEIN; RUBBER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DENTISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INTERNET; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATCH TEST; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASE; SYMPTOM; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 17444365432     PISSN: 00028177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14219/jada.archive.2005.0207     Document Type: Article

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