Changes in drug prescription for asthma (A) and COPD (C) by GPs in Italy

M. Cazzola, A. Segreti, G. Bettoncelli, I. Paolini, C. Cricelli, C. Saltini (Rome, Florence, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Pharmacological treatment in primary care
Session: Pharmacological treatment in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 855
Disease area: Airway diseases

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