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Lithium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2021

Stephen M. Stahl
Stephen M. Stahl
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University of California, San Diego
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Prescriber's Guide
Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology
 , pp. 415 - 420
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Lithium
  • Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego
  • Book: Prescriber's Guide
  • Online publication: 19 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108921275.071
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  • Lithium
  • Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego
  • Book: Prescriber's Guide
  • Online publication: 19 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108921275.071
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  • Lithium
  • Stephen M. Stahl, University of California, San Diego
  • Book: Prescriber's Guide
  • Online publication: 19 October 2021
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108921275.071
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