Reducing the use of inhaled corticosteroids in mild COPD patients treated in primary care by a training program in national guidelines and using a portable device to measure pulmonary function

A. Martin, N. Soler, J. Montserrat, E. Ballester, E. Gobartt, M. Miravitlles, A. Torres (Madrid, Barcelona, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - COPD - treatment III
Session: COPD - treatment III
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1956
Disease area: Airway diseases

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A. Martin, N. Soler, J. Montserrat, E. Ballester, E. Gobartt, M. Miravitlles, A. Torres (Madrid, Barcelona, Spain). Reducing the use of inhaled corticosteroids in mild COPD patients treated in primary care by a training program in national guidelines and using a portable device to measure pulmonary function. Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 1956

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