> Latex Allergy Among Healthcare Workers: A Study of RI Comp Claims
by Irwin B. Horwitz, John D. Kammeyer-Mueller and Richard J. Butler
A study of allergic reactions in healthcare workers from latex glove use, based on workers' compensation claims filed in Rhode Island.

> Latex Sensitization in Healthcare Workers and in the U.S. General Population
by David H. Garabrant, H. Daniel Roth, Romain Parsad, Gui-Shuang Ying and Jay Weiss
A study to determine the factors associated with latex sensitization and, in particular, whether or not working in the healthcare environment increased one's risk for developing latex sensitization.

> Natural Rubber Latex: Glove Use, Sensitization and Airborne and Latent Dust Concentrations at a Denver Hospital
Abstract summarizing a study on the prevalence of latex sensitization among latex-exposed healthcare workers compared to occupationally unexposed employees in a hospital.

Natural Rubber Latex: Interpretation of Protein and Immunological Assay Test Results
An explanation of the most commonly referenced essays that quantify proteins and allergens in natural rubber latex products.

> Prevalence of IgE to Natural Rubber Latex in Unselected Blood Donors and Performance Characteristics of AlaSTAT® Testing
by Andrew Saxon, MD; Dennis Ownby, MD; Thomas Huard, MD; Romain Parsad, MS; and H. Daniel Roth, PhD
A study conducted to determine the prevalence of IgE antibodies to natural rubber latex among random blood donors and to assess the performance of the AlaSTAT® assay.

> Workers' Compensation Claims from Latex Glove Use: A Longitudinal Analysis of Minnesota Data from 1988 to 1997
by Irwin B. Horwitz and Richard D. Arvey
A study of the incidents of allergic reaction in healthcare workers from latex glove use based on workers' compensation claims from Minnesota.

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