Reconsidering risk factors for renal dysfunction in lithium-treated patients

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Alberto Bocchetta. Evid Based Ment Health. 2016 Nov.

. 2016 Nov;19(4):e22.

doi: 10.1136/eb-2016-102377. Epub 2016 Aug 31.

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