Ten years incidence of natural rubber latex sensitization and symptoms in a prospective cohort of health care workers using non-powdered latex gloves 2000-2009

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 463-469

  Larese Filon, Francesca ^a   Bochdanovits, Letizia ^a   Capuzzo, Chiara ^a   Cerchi, Roberto ^a   Rui, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Follow up incidence; Health care workers; Hypersensitivity; Natural rubber latex; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL GLOVE; TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84904788464     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-013-0885-6     Document Type: Article

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