The latex story

Chemical Immunology and Allergy

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 248-255

  Raulf, Monika ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; LATEX; PROTEIN; RUBBER; PEPTIDE;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; HISTORY; IMMUNOLOGY; MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIZATION; SURGICAL GLOVE; CHEMISTRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; METABOLISM;

ALLERGENS; CROSS REACTIONS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; PEPTIDES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84927173250     PISSN: 16602242     EISSN: 16622898     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000358863     Document Type: Article

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