A double blind randomised placebo controlled trial of the PPAR-gamma agonist pioglitazone in mild asthma

J. Anderson, K. Mortimer, L. Pang, K. Smith, H. Bailey, A. Knox, T. Harrison (Nottingham, Liverpool, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Emerging new targets for the treatment of respiratory diseases
Session: Emerging new targets for the treatment of respiratory diseases
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4862
Disease area: Airway diseases

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