A new combination therapeutic approach challenging the current dogma of using inhaled corticosteroids as maintenance only to control asthma

K. F. Rabe, T. Atienza, P. Magyar, P. Larsson, C. Jorup, U. G. Lalloo (Leiden, Netherlands; Quezon City, Philippines; Budapest, Hungary; Lund, Sweden; Durban, South Africa)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Recent advances in the treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis
Session: Recent advances in the treatment of asthma and allergic rhinitis
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3866
Disease area: Airway diseases

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