The effect of a transition to powder-free latex gloves on workers' compensation claims for latex-related illness

Dermatitis

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 316-318

  Malerich, Patricia G ^a   Wilson, Morgan L ^a   Mowad, Christen M ^a  

^a GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; POWDER; STATISTICS; SURGICAL GLOVE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

GLOVES, SURGICAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POWDERS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 64149085290     PISSN: 17103568     EISSN: 21625220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6620.2008.08032     Document Type: Article

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