Should guidelines be revised for add-on therapy in asthma? A 2 year randomized pragmatic equivalence trial of leukotriene antagonists (LTRAs) and long-acting beta agonists (LABAs) with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in primary care

E. Sims, D. Freeman, L. Kemp, S. Musgrave, L. Juniper, R. Gilbert, J. Ayres, A. Blyth, I. Harvey, E. Wilson, M. Mugford, S. Wolfe, L. Shepstone, J. Murdoch, D. Price (Norwich, Aberdeen, Hamilton, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Wider aspects of managing respiratory disease in primary care
Session: Wider aspects of managing respiratory disease in primary care
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 233
Disease area: Airway diseases

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