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Bipolar Disorder - Reference

Written by - Dr. Nithin Jayan, MBBS, DNB

Medically Reviewed by - Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond)

Last Updated on Jun 20, 2017

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Cecil Medicine, 23rd Ed.
Harrison's PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 17^TH Edition
Ketter TA (June 2010). "Diagnostic features, prevalence, and impact of bipolar disorder". J Clin Psychiatry 71 (6): e14.doi:10.4088/JCP.8125tx11c. PMID 20573324.
Frederick K Goodwin and Kay R Jamison.Manic-Depressive IllnessChapter 7, "Epidemiology". Oxford University Press, 1990. ISBN 0-19-503934-3.

Author: Dr. Nithin Jayan

Editor: Dr. Sunil Shroff

Technically Checked by: Lingaraj

Published on Oct 10, 2011
Last Updated on Jun 20, 2017

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