EXCEL: regular maintenance therapy with salmeterol/fluticasone propionate combination (SFC) reduces exacerbations more effectively than with formoterol/budesonide combination (FBC)

R. Dahl, A. Chuchalin, A. Lindberg, M. Jones, S. K. Aggarwal, D. Gor (Arhus, Denmark; Moscow, Russia; Boden Lulea, Sweden; London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Primary care: asthma treatments
Session: Primary care: asthma treatments
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1977
Disease area: Airway diseases

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