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A Randomised Controlled Trial of Ion-Exchange Water Softeners for the Treatment of Eczema in Children
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies and anecdotal reports suggest a possible link between household use of hard water and atopic eczema. We sought to test whether installation of an ion-exchange water softener in the home can improve eczema in children. METHODS AND FINDINGS: This was an observer-bli...
Autores principales: | Thomas, Kim S., Dean, Tara, O'Leary, Caroline, Sach, Tracey H., Koller, Karin, Frost, Anthony, Williams, Hywel C. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3039684/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21358807 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000395 |
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