Screening for latex sensitization by questionnaire: Diagnostic performance in health care workers

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-16

  Buss, Z S ^a   Kupek, E ^a   Fröde, Tânia Silvia ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Latex allergy; Questionnaire; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; BANANA; BRAZIL; CHESTNUT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY SKIN; EATING; FEMALE; FRUIT; GLOVE; HAND; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KIWIFRUIT; LATEX SENSITIZATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANGO; MELON; MOUTH MUCOSA; PEACH; PRICK TEST; PRURITUS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSITIZATION; SKIN FISSURE; SWELLING; WORK;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 40349116311     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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