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Original Investigations

Pain sensitivity is reduced in borderline personality disorder, but not in posttraumatic stress disorder and bulimia nervosa

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Pages 364-371 | Received 13 Jul 2007, Accepted 04 Dec 2007, Published online: 10 Mar 2010

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