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Lithium toxicity profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis

McKnight, Rebecca F; Adida, Marc; Budge, Katie; Stockton, Sarah; Goodwin, Guy M; Geddes, John R

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2012-02

10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61516-X

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Background Lithium is a widely used and eﬀective treatment for mood disorders. There has been concern about its safety but no adequate synthesis of the evidence for adverse eﬀects. We aimed to undertake a clinically informative, systematic toxicity proﬁle of lithium.