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An Interaction between Lithium Carbonate and Piroxicam Presenting as Lithium Toxicity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

D. G. Walbridge*
Affiliation:
Barrow Hospital, Barrow Gurney, Bristol BS19 3SG
S. R. Bazire
Affiliation:
Barrow Hospital, Barrow Gurney, Bristol BS19 3SG
*
Correspondence

Abstract

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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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