An electronic patient decision aid comparing as-needed budesonide-formoterol combination to regular use of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) in mild asthma: a rapid-cycle design study

M. Gagne (Toronto, Canada), J. Lam Shin Cheung (Toronto, Canada), A. Kouri (Toronto, Canada), L. Boulet (Québec, Canada), J. Fitzgerald (Vancouver, Canada), A. Grill (Toronto, Canada), P. O'Byrne (Hamilton, Canada), S. Gupta (Toronto, Canada)

Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – Therapies for respiratory diseases in primary care and COVID - 19
Session: Therapies for respiratory diseases in primary care and COVID - 19
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Number: 3559

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