منابع مشابه
Lithium in drinking water and suicide mortality.
BACKGROUND There is some evidence that natural levels of lithium in drinking water may have a protective effect on suicide mortality. AIMS To evaluate the association between local lithium levels in drinking water and suicide mortality at district level in Austria. METHOD A nationwide sample of 6460 lithium measurements was examined for association with suicide rates per 100,000 population ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0007-1250,1472-1465
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.177.4.371-a