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Psychological stress and its association with bronchial asthma in Saudi Arabia

A cross-sectional study

Alaa A. Bugis, Faisal A. Turkestani, Mohammed E. Ahmed, Mohammed M. Alqahtani, Abdullah K. Alnafisi, Bassam O. Alamri and Alhasan M. Algobayshi
Saudi Medical Journal May 2025, 46 (5) 560-566; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2025.46.5.20250028

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