Latex allergy symptoms among health care workers: Results from a university health and safety surveillance system

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-23

  Epling, Carol ^a   Duncan, Jacqueline ^a,b   Archibong, Emma ^a   Østbye, Truls ^a   Pompeii, Lisa A ^c   Dement, John ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Latex allergy; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78751540864     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2011.17.1.17     Document Type: Article

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