Can lithium in spring water provoke psoriasis?

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9090, 1997, Pages 1522-

  Hanada, K ^a   Sawamura, D ^b   Sone, K ^b   Hashimoto, I ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; MINERAL WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS;

EID: 0031590618     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)63946-3     Document Type: Article

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