Screening eosinophil counts and risk of exacerbations after inhaled corticosteroid withdrawal in severe COPD

Peter M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), Peter M.A. Calverley, Emiel F.M. Wouters, Helen Finnigan, Kay Tetzlaff, Helgo Magnussen

Source: International Congress 2016 – Novel avenues in the treatment of COPD II
Session: Novel avenues in the treatment of COPD II
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4067
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Peter M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), Peter M.A. Calverley, Emiel F.M. Wouters, Helen Finnigan, Kay Tetzlaff, Helgo Magnussen. Screening eosinophil counts and risk of exacerbations after inhaled corticosteroid withdrawal in severe COPD. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4067

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