Can " Beta-blockers" be useful to treat asthma?

B. Lipworth (Dundee, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Beta-blockers may now be beneficial in asthma and COPD
Session: Beta-blockers may now be beneficial in asthma and COPD
Session type: Hot topics
Number: 4604
Disease area: Airway diseases

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