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An investigation of high lithium concentrations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

D. H. Myers  and
M. J. Hallworth
D. H. Myers*
Affiliation:
Shelton Hospital Shrewsbury SY3 8DN
M. J. Hallworth
Affiliation:
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury SY3 8DN
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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The circumstances associated with high lithium concentrations detected by 23 district laboratories in the West Midlands during a 22 month period were investigated.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 6 , June 1996 , pp. 331 - 333
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1996

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