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Clinical Research

Effect of age on the severity of chronic lithium poisoning

B. S. ChanDepartment of Emergency Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ;Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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S. ChengFaculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;
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K. Z. IsoardiDepartment of Emergency Medicine &Clinical Toxicology Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1176-7923
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A. ChiewDepartment of Emergency Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia; ;Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0079-5056
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W. SiuDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Sutherland Hospital, Sydney, Australia;
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B. ShulrufFaculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;
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E. VecellioNSW Health Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia;
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N. A. BuckleyDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6326-4711
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Pages 1023-1027 | Received 02 Dec 2019, Accepted 30 Jan 2020, Published online: 18 Feb 2020

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