Natural rubber latex allergy, an epidemic in the health field.

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dc.contributor.authorLehman, Carl W.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-25T23:20:16Z
dc.date.available2016-10-25T23:20:16Z
dc.date.issued1999-06
dc.description.abstractThe object of this paper is to educate health care providers of the markedly increased incidence of natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy to epidemic proportions during the past 10 to 12 years. A review of latex allergy problems in health care providers as well as patients is presented. Also reported is a questionnaire survey of institutions listed with the Health Care Association of Hawaii.
dc.identifier.issn0017-8594
dc.identifier.pubmed10416309
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/53897
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subject.meshDermatitis, Occupational/epidemiology
dc.subject.meshDisease Outbreaks
dc.subject.meshHawaii/epidemiology
dc.subject.meshHealth Personnel
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshIncidence
dc.subject.meshLatex Hypersensitivity/epidemiology
dc.titleNatural rubber latex allergy, an epidemic in the health field.
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.dcmiText
prism.number6
prism.pagerange152-5
prism.publicationnameHawaii Medical Journal
prism.volume58

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