A double-blind randomised control trial of peripheral blood eosinophils to direct prednisolone use in COPD exacerbations

M. Bafadhel, S. McKenna, S. Terry, V. Mistry, M. Pancholi, D. Lomas, P. Venge, M. Barer, S. Johnston, I. Pavord, C. Brightling (Leicester, London, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Uppsala, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Mechanism and monitoring of airway diseases
Session: Mechanism and monitoring of airway diseases
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 357
Disease area: Airway diseases

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