Allergy to natural rubber latex
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Dori R. Germolec; Michael R. Woolhiser; B. Jean Mecade
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Article
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1999
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Elsevier Science
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English
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atural rubber is used in the manufacture of over 40,000 products. The versatility, elasticity, tactile properties, and barrier capabilities of natural rubber latex (NRL) have been nearly impossible to reproduce using synthetic rubbers and elastomers. The rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis, is primarily