Effect of low-dose theophylline plus beclometasone on lung function in smokers with asthma: a pilot study

Spears M., Donnelly I., Jolly L., Brannigan M., Ito K., McSharry C., Lafferty J., Chaudhuri R., Braganza G., Adcock I. M., Barnes P. J., Wood S., Thomson N. C.

Source: Eur Respir J 2009; 33: 1010-1017
Journal Issue: May
Disease area: Airway diseases

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