CellWell record HH-5439
Lithium levels in drinking water and risk of suicide
Ohgami H; Terao T; Shiotsuki I; Ishii N; Iwata N
British Journal of Psychiatry ยท 2009
In plain language
Across 18 municipalities in Oita, Japan, higher tap-water lithium levels were significantly linked to lower standardized suicide mortality ratios from 2002 to 2006, an ecological population-level association.
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- Human
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