Efficacy of formoterol 12μg dry powder capsules in 6,155 asthmatic patients poorly controlled with salmeterol or on-demand salbutamol (EFORA study)

C. Brambilla, V. Le Gros, I. Bourdeix (Grenoble, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Asthma and COPD: pharmacology
Session: Asthma and COPD: pharmacology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 736
Disease area: Airway diseases

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