Early onset of lithium prophylaxis as a predictor of good long-term outcome

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 249, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 227-230

  Franchini, L ^a   Zanardi, R ^a   Smeraldi, E ^a   Gasperini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lithium salts; Prophylactic treatment; Recurrence index

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM SALT;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032719245     PISSN: 09401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004060050091     Document Type: Article

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