Formoterol turbuhaler is effective and safe as maintenance or maintenance plus reliever therapy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

A. Eliraz, T. Bengtsson, M. Bogdan, G. Johansson, D. Osmanilev, S. Soliman, G. Tornling, (Rehovot, Israel; Lund, Uppsala, Sweden; Bukharest, Romania; Sofia, Bulgaria)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - COPD - Drug therapy 1
Session: COPD - Drug therapy 1
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1580
Disease area: Airway diseases

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