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. 2022 Dec 13:31:e88.
doi: 10.1017/S2045796022000737.

Evidence does not confirm that lithium prevents suicide: a reply to Bschor et al

Joanna Moncrieff  1 , Martin Plöderl  2   3 , Zainab Nabi  1 , Jacki Stansfeld  1 , Lisa Wood  1
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Evidence does not confirm that lithium prevents suicide: a reply to Bschor et al

Joanna Moncrieff et al. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. .
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