Efficacy of low dose theophylline and inhaled corticosteroids in smokers with asthma

M. Spears, I. Donnelly, L. Jolly, M. Brannigan, C. Vuppusetty, K. Ito, C. McSharry, J. Lafferty, R. Chaudhuri, P. Bareille, L. Sweeney, I. Adcock, P. Barnes, S. Wood, N. Thomson (Glasgow, London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Recent advances in the treatment and pathogenesis of asthma
Session: Recent advances in the treatment and pathogenesis of asthma
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3617
Disease area: Airway diseases

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