title: The soft option. Interview by Louise Hunt.
abstract: A study is recruiting 310 children in hard water areas of England to test anecdotal evidence that water softeners reduce the symptoms of eczema.
authors.forename: Rosalind
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Simmonds
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004485:Eczema / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic / Q000451:nursing; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000451:nursing; D012307:Risk Factors; D014880:Water Softening / Q000379:methods; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis