Outcome of occupational latex allergy - Work ability and quality of life

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Nienhaus, Albert ^a   Kromark, Kathrin ^a   Raulf Heimsoth, Monika ^b   van Kampen, Vera ^b   Merget, Rolf ^b  

^a Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in the Health and Welfare Services   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POWDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SURGICAL GLOVE; SYMPTOM; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; OCCUPATIONAL ECZEMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STANDARD;

DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 54949119509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003459     Document Type: Article

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