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How to obtain early assessment of the probability that an individual will benefit from prophylactic treatment with lithium salts critically affects both the clinical and the research fields at three levels of decisions.
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Cazzullo, C.L., Sacchetti, E. (1984). Critical issues in the evaluation of long-term lithium treatment. In: Corsini, G.U. (eds) Current Trends in Lithium and Rubidium Therapy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7318-6_7
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