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A randomised controlled trial of ion-exchange water softeners for the treatment of eczema in children

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A randomised controlled trial of ion-exchange water softeners for the treatment of eczema in children. / Thomas, K.; Dean, Tara; O'Leary, C.; Sach, T.; Koller, K.; Frost, A.; Williams, H.

In: PLoS Medicine, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2011, p. e1000395.

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Thomas, K, Dean, T, O'Leary, C, Sach, T, Koller, K, Frost, A & Williams, H 2011, 'A randomised controlled trial of ion-exchange water softeners for the treatment of eczema in children', PLoS Medicine, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. e1000395. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000395

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Thomas, K., Dean, T., O'Leary, C., Sach, T., Koller, K., Frost, A., & Williams, H. (2011). A randomised controlled trial of ion-exchange water softeners for the treatment of eczema in children. PLoS Medicine, 8(2), e1000395. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000395

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Thomas K, Dean T, O'Leary C, Sach T, Koller K, Frost A et al. A randomised controlled trial of ion-exchange water softeners for the treatment of eczema in children. PLoS Medicine. 2011;8(2):e1000395. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000395

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Thomas, K. ; Dean, Tara ; O'Leary, C. ; Sach, T. ; Koller, K. ; Frost, A. ; Williams, H. / A randomised controlled trial of ion-exchange water softeners for the treatment of eczema in children. In: PLoS Medicine. 2011 ; Vol. 8, No. 2. pp. e1000395.

Bibtex

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