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Title
Atopic eczema and domestic water hardness.
Authors
McNally, N J; Williams, H C; Phillips, D R; Smallman-Raynor, M; Lewis, S; Venn, A; Britton, J
Abstract
The environment plays an important part in the aetiology of atopic eczema, but specific causes are unknown. Exposure to hard water is thought to be a risk factor for eczema. We undertook an ecological study of the relation between domestic water hardness and the prevalence of eczema among Nottinghamshire schoolchildren.