Is lithium a real teratogen? What can we conclude from the prospective versus retrospective studies? A review

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-106

  Yacobi, Sarah ^a   Ornoy, Asher ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 49949108164     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
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