Quality of life in patients with latex allergy
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Quality of life in patients with latex allergy.
BACKGROUND Exposure to natural rubber latex (NRL) may lead to a variety of allergic clinical manifestations that may affect the quality of life (QOL). AIM To assess QOL of patients with different clinical effects of NRL allergy including rhino-conjunctivitis, asthma, anaphylaxis and skin manifestations. METHOD A questionnaire to assess QOL was mailed to 56 patients who had been assessed and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1471-8405,0962-7480
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi001