Stepping up the controller medication in asthma patients: Impact of various treatment options on costs

M. Sadatsafavi, P. Bedouch, M. FitzGerald, C. Narra, L. Lynd (Vancouver, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - The impact of the organisation of care on costs: the role of the physician in home care
Disease area: Airway diseases

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