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Occup Environ Med 58:386-391 doi:10.1136/oem.58.6.386
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Sensitisation to natural rubber latex: an epidemiological study of workers exposed during tapping and glove manufacture in Thailand

Table 5

Work related symptoms

Work related symptom (%) Exposure group
Glove manufacturers Rubber plantation College students
High Moderate Low Moderate None
Wheeze 21.1 21.9 22.2 22.9 29.9
Breathlessness 19.8 28.1 11.1 18.8 20.1
Cough 26.6 29.8 19.0 21.7 39.8
Eye irritation 36.2 48.2 34.9 41.1 38.2
Runny nose 22.9 28.1 12.7 27.4 45.1
Eczema 27.9 26.3 17.5 21.3 16.0
Itchy red rash 25.4 28.9 12.7 19.1 16.7

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