Prevalence and risk factors for latex allergy
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Prevalence and risk factors for latex allergy: a cross sectional study in a United Kingdom hospital.
OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence and risk factors for symptoms related to gloves, and the relation between symptoms and immunological evidence of type 1 hypersensitivity to latex in a United Kingdom health care setting. METHODS A cross sectional survey was carried out among 773 employees at a British hospital. A self administered questionnaire was used to collect information about sympt...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.57.7.501a