The TORCH (TOwards a Revolution in COPD Health) study: salmeterol/ fluticasone propionate (SFC) is well tolerated in patients with COPD over three years

G. T. Ferguson, P. M. A. Calverley, J. A. Anderson, B. Celli, C. Jenkins, P. W. Jones, J. Vestbo, J. C. Yates, N. Pride, on behalf of the TORCH investigators (United States Of America; United Kingdom; Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - COPD – therapy/exacerbations
Session: COPD – therapy/exacerbations
Session type: E-Posters in free access
Number: 313
Disease area: Airway diseases

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