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Health care worker disability due to latex allergy and asthma: a cost analysis.

OBJECTIVES: The reported prevalence of occupational allergy to natural rubber latex is 8% to 17%, and that of latex-induced occupational asthma is 2.5% to 6%. Conversion of medical facilities to "latex-safe" can reduce employee sensitization, impairment, and disability. The purpose of this...

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Main Authors: Phillips, V L, Goodrich, M A, Sullivan, T J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1999
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1508827/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10394310
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