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2022, Journal of Psychosomatic ResearchCitation Excerpt :As our results show some contrast to these studies, they require further consideration. Development and exacerbation of COPD are highly influenced by unhealthy behaviours, similarly to behavioural pathways between alexithymia and physical health [68,69]. Maladaptive health behaviours have been shown to associate with alexithymia [70] and alexithymia is also associated with poor control of chronic diseases such as asthma [53,71,72].
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