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Original Articles

Relationship of Childhood Sexual Abuse to Borderline Personality Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Multiple Personality Disorder

Pages 657-676 | Received 13 Apr 1993, Published online: 02 Jul 2010

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