Borderline personality disorder

John G. Gunderson; Sabine C. Herpertz; Andrew E. Skodol; Svenn Torgersen; Mary C. Zanarini

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Borderline personality disorder

John G. Gunderson Sabine C. Herpertz

Andrew E. Skodol Svenn Torgersen

Mary C. Zanarini

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John G. Gunderson, Sabine C. Herpertz, Andrew E. Skodol, et al. (2018). Borderline personality disorder. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2018.29

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