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Latex allergy: how to identify it and the people at risk
Author(s) -
BOWYER REBECCA V. ST. L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.1999.00260.x
Subject(s) - allergy , latex allergy , medicine , sensitization , family medicine , immunology
• Some patients and staff are more at risk to latex allergy than others. • This paper identifies those people and the ways in which their allergy can be confirmed. • Recommendations are made for their care and to prevent sensitization occurring.