Cancer morbidity in psychiatric patients: Influence of lithium carbonate treatment

Medical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-36

  Cohen, Y ^a   Chetrit, A ^a   Sirota, P ^a   Modan, B ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cancer; Epidemiology; Lithium; Metal disorders

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CARBONATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOIDISM; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0031809141     PISSN: 07360118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02787342     Document Type: Article

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