Secondary effects of a plan to remove latex gloves in a hospital setting;Effetti collaterali di un progetto di bonifica dal lotice della gomma in un'azienda sanitaria ospedaliera

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 883-889

  Gerbaudo, L ^a   Violante, S ^a   Curcio, A ^a   Violante, B ^a  

^a S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Latex gloves; Nitrile gloves

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; NITRILE; RUBBER;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POWDER; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN ALLERGY; TIME;

ADULT; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; ITALY; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRILES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POWDERS; RUBBER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40149096251     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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