A much needed BALANCE

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 678-680

  Alda, Martin ^a   O'Donovan, Claire ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Clinical trial; Lithium; Valproate

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; VALPROIC ACID;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTICONVULSANTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 78049490350     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2010.00862.x     Document Type: Note

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