Effect of reduced exposure on natural rubber latex sensitization in health care workers

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 530-537

  Ruëff, Franziska ^a   Schöpf, Pia ^a   Putz, Karin ^a   Przybilla, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; RUBBER;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; WORKPLACE; BLOOD; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEST;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 4544270907     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61760-7     Document Type: Article

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