Should asthma guidelines be rewritten for initial controller therapy: a 2 year randomized pragmatic equivalence trial of leukotriene antagonists (LTRAs) and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in primary care

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

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Rationale of self-education in asthma therapy
Session: Rationale of self-education in asthma therapy
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4429
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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D. Price, E. Sims, D. Freeman, L. Kemp, S. Musgrave, R. Gilbert, A. Blyth, J. Ayres, L. Juniper, J. Murdoch, I. Harvey (Aberdeen, Norwich, United Kingdom; Hamilton, Canada). Should asthma guidelines be rewritten for initial controller therapy: a 2 year randomized pragmatic equivalence trial of leukotriene antagonists (LTRAs) and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in primary care. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 4429

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