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Lithium in resistant depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Albert Michael ,
Alphie Pallen  and
Katherine Brown
Katherine Brown
Affiliation:
St. Fintan's Hospital, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
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Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , May 1992 , pp. 71 - 72
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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