Respiratory Medicine
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 37-39 , January 2001

Psychological disorder in asthma is associated with poor control and poor adherence to inhaled steroids

  • S. CLULEY

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychotherapy, Leeds, Guy’s Hospital, London, U.K.
    • Correspondence should be addressed to: Dr S. Cluley, Department of Psychotherapy, 40 Clarendon Road, Leeds, LS2 9PJ, U.K. Fax: +44 (0) 113 295 5431.
    • ,
  • G.M. COCHRANE

      Affiliations

    • Department of Allergies and Respiratory Medicine, Guy’s Hospital, London, U.K.

Received 4 September 2000 ,Accepted 15 September 2000.

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doi: 10.1053/rmed.2000.0968

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 95, Issue 1 , Pages 37-39 , January 2001

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