Research into sensitization and allergies to latex: Results after 10 years of the use of powder-free latex gloves;Sensibilisatie en allergie voor natuurrubberlatex Onder zoeksres ultaten 10 jaar na introductie van een late xprotocol

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 157, Issue 16, 2013, Pages

  De Groot, Hans ^a,b   Patiwael, Jiska A ^a   De Jong, Nicolette W ^a   Burdorf, Alex ^a   Van Wijk, Roy Gerth ^a  

^a REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; GENDER; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SMOKING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL GLOVE; ADULT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877016568     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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