Letter to the Editor Open Access
Comment on “Fibromyalgia, perfectionism, and interpersonal style: Further evidence for a person-centered approach”
Xin Zhang1,*
- 1Graduate School, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi 530200, People’s Republic of China
Corresponding Author
Xin Zhang, Zhangxin2024@stu.gxtcmu.edu.cn
Received Date: April 15, 2026
Accepted Date: April 20, 2026
Zhang X. Comment on “Fibromyalgia, perfectionism, and interpersonal style: Further evidence for a person-centered approach”. J Pain Res Manag. 2026;2(1):28-29.
Copyright: © 2026 Zhang X. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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