Commentary: Lithium in Drinking Water and Suicide Mortality

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  • Abdolhalim Rajabi Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
  • Ali Shahryari Environmental Health Research Centre, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
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Journal title

volume 6  issue 1

pages  1173- 1174

publication date 2021-03

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