Lithium in Drinking Water-A Novel Environmental Risk Factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder?

JAMA Pediatr

Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.

Published: June 2023

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