Latex allergy: Position Paper.
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Correct management of latex allergy is essential to ensure adequate care of patients who are allergic to latex, which is ubiquitous in the health care setting. In this Position Paper, the Latex Committee of the Spanish Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology provides guidelines for the management of latex allergy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology
دوره 22 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012