Lithium in drinking water and suicide rates across the East of England

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 406-407

  Kabacs, Nikolett ^a   Memon, Anjum ^b   Obinwa, Thom ^a   Stochl, Jan ^a   Perez, Jesus ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c FULBOURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LITHIUM;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; MOOD DISORDERS; SUICIDE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79955543768     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.088617     Document Type: Article

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