Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 173-177 , November 2008

Borderline personality disorder—An overview for emergency clinicians

Received 13 May 2008 ,Revised 12 June 2008 ,Accepted 23 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.aenj.2008.07.003

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 173-177 , November 2008

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