Clinical perfectionism: a cognitive-behavioural analysis.

@article{Shafran2002ClinicalPA,
  title={Clinical perfectionism: a cognitive-behavioural analysis.},
  author={Roz Shafran and Zafra Cooper and Christopher G Fairburn},
  journal={Behaviour research and therapy},
  year={2002},
  volume={40 7},
  pages={
          773-91
        }
}
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