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Lithium in mood disorders – an update

Janusz Rybakowski
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Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland; Uniwersytet Medyczny w Poznaniu, Poznań, Polska
Farmakoterapia w Psychiatrii i Neurologii 2023, 39 (2), 103–113
Online publish date: 2024/01/19
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