Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 504-509 , September 2010

A prospective study of the impact of smoking on outcomes in bipolar and schizoaffective disorder

  • Seetal Dodd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, Barwon Health, The University of Melbourne, PO Box 281, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 3 5226 7666; fax: +61 3 5246 5165.
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  • Alan J.M. Brnabic

      Affiliations

    • Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd, West Ryde NSW 2114, Australia
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  • Lesley Berk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, Barwon Health, The University of Melbourne, PO Box 281, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia
    • Orygen Research Centre, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia
    • Barwon Health and the Geelong Clinic, Swanston Centre, PO Box 281, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia
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  • Paul B. Fitzgerald

      Affiliations

    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash University, School of Psychology, Psychiatry & Psychological Medicine, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
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  • Anthony R. de Castella

      Affiliations

    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash University, School of Psychology, Psychiatry & Psychological Medicine, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
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  • Sacha Filia

      Affiliations

    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash University, School of Psychology, Psychiatry & Psychological Medicine, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
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  • Kate Filia

      Affiliations

    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash University, School of Psychology, Psychiatry & Psychological Medicine, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
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  • Katarina Kelin

      Affiliations

    • Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd, West Ryde NSW 2114, Australia
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  • Meg Smith

      Affiliations

    • School of Applied Social and Human Sciences, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South NSW 2750, Australia
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  • William Montgomery

      Affiliations

    • Eli Lilly Australia Pty Ltd, West Ryde NSW 2114, Australia
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  • Jayashri Kulkarni

      Affiliations

    • Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, The Alfred and Monash University, School of Psychology, Psychiatry & Psychological Medicine, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
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  • Michael Berk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, Barwon Health, The University of Melbourne, PO Box 281, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia
    • Orygen Research Centre, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia
    • Barwon Health and the Geelong Clinic, Swanston Centre, PO Box 281, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia
    • The Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Parkville VIC 3052, Australia

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PII: S0010-440X(10)00002-7

doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2009.12.001

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 504-509 , September 2010

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