Formoterol turbuhaler is effective and safe compared with salbutamol by pMDI and spacer as reliever therapy in patients with acute severe asthma

A. Rubinfeld, R. Scicchitano, A. Hunt, P. J. Thompson, A. Van Nooten, M. Hedlund, A. S. Hörstedt, R. Brander (Melbourne, Adelaide, Elizabeth Vale, Nedlands, Sydney, Australia; Lund, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Asthma - Therapy and management -3
Session: Asthma - Therapy and management -3
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 437
Disease area: Airway diseases

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