Latex sensitization and risk factors in female nurses in Thai governmental hospitals

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-103

  Supapvanich, Chompunuch ^a,b   Povey, Andrew C ^b   Vocht, Frank De ^b  

^a Sirindhorn College of Public Health   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing world; Latex allergy; Nursing; Occupational asthma; Occupational dermatitis; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; LATEX;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898780288     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-014-0230-7     Document Type: Article

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