Tiotropium reduces oral prednisone requirements while improving respiratory function in patients with severe persistent asthma

Bashir Omarjee (Saint-Denis/La Réunion, Reunion), Bashir Omarjee

Source: International Congress 2016 – Novel mechanisms and treatment modalities in asthma
Session: Novel mechanisms and treatment modalities in asthma
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4904
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Bashir Omarjee (Saint-Denis/La Réunion, Reunion), Bashir Omarjee. Tiotropium reduces oral prednisone requirements while improving respiratory function in patients with severe persistent asthma. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4904

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