Natural rubber latex allergy

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 304-310

  Deval, Ravi ^a   Ramesh, V ^b   Prasad, G B K S ^c   Jain, Arun ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL CAMPUS   (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

^c JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allergen; Hypersensitivity; Natural rubber latex

Indexed keywords

LATEX; RUBBER;

ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ASTHMA; ATOPY; CONTACT ALLERGY; COUGHING; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SWELLING;

CROSS REACTIONS; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 52149115649     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.42885     Document Type: Review

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