Latex allergy and associated risk factors in a group of Turkish patients with spina bifida
Articles > Article · 2004
Authors: Okan GÜLBAHAR, Esen DEMİR, Emine Nihal METE GÖKMEN, İbrahim ULMAN, DEMET CAN, Aytül Zerrin SİN, Ali KOKULUDAĞ, REMZİYE TANAÇ
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2004, vol 46, pp 226-231
Summary
Allergic reactions to latex are common in patients with spina. bifida. Its incidence varies between 28% and 67%. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of latex allergy and its risk factors in patients with spina bifida in Izmir, Turkey.