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Natural Rubber Latex Allergy Workers' Compensation Claims: Washington State Healthcare Workers, 1991-1999

Irwin B. Horwitz Industrial Relations Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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John D. Kammeyer-Mueller Industrial Relations Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pages 267-275 | Published online: 30 Nov 2010

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