Initiation of treatment with the salmeterol/fluticasone propionate (FP) combination product is better than inhaled steroid alone (FP) in asthmatic patients symptomatic on short-acting bronchodilator alone

A. M. Strand (Copenhagen, Denmark)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Treatment of asthma and COPD
Session: Treatment of asthma and COPD
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2638
Disease area: Airway diseases

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