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Enhancement of recovery from psychiatric illness by methylfolate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

P. Godfrey
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, King's College Hospital, London SE5 9RS
R. Crellin
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, King's College Hospital, London SE5 9RS
B. K. Toone
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, King's College Hospital, London SE5 9RS
T. G. Flynn
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex
M. W. P. Carney
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex
M. Laundy
Affiliation:
Department of Haematology, Northwick Park Hospital
I. Chanarin
Affiliation:
Department of Haematology, Northwick Park Hospital
T. Bottiglieri
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and King's College Hospital, London SE5 8AF
E. H. Reynolds
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, Institute of Psychiatry and King's College Hospital, London SE5 8AF
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