Psychological morbidity and coping skills in patients with brittle and non‐brittle asthma: a case‐control study

Background An association between psychological morbidity and asthma is well recognized and an increase in negative psychosocial factors in brittle asthma has been previously reported. Stich factors, apart from affecting patient perceptions, may alter patients’ self‐management of their condition.

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