Lithium in tap water and suicide mortality in Japan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 6044-6048

  Sugawara, Norio ^a   Yasui Furukori, Norio ^a   Ishii, Nobuyoshi ^b   Iwata, Noboru ^c   Terao, Takeshi ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Lithium; Suicide rate

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LITHIUM; TAP WATER;

DRINKING WATER; LITHIUM; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL IMPACT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOOD DISORDER; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO; SUICIDE;

JAPAN;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LITHIUM; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SUICIDE;

EID: 84887491977     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10116044     Document Type: Article

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