PREVALENCE OF LATEX ALLERGY AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN IZMIR (TURKEY)

Kose Ş., Mandiracioglu A., Tatar B., Gul S., Erdem M.

CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.22, sa.4, ss.262-265, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.21101/cejph.a3912
  • Dergi Adı: CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.262-265
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: latex, allergy, healthcare workers, NATURAL-RUBBER LATEX, RISK-FACTORS, GLOVES, PREVENTION, SENSITIZATION
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The purpose of this study was to determine prevalence of natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy among healthcare employees and identify sensitive individuals.