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Lithium Prophylaxis in Recurrent Affective Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Barry Blackwell*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati General Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, U.S.A.
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1971 

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