Subcutaneous anti-immunoglobulin E (Omalizumab) as a steroid-sparing agent in allergic asthma – a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

S. M. Walker, T. J. Lasserson, M. A. Monteil, K. J. Phelan, E. H. Walters (Warwick, London, United Kingdom; Trinidad, Trinidad And Tobago; Cincinnatti, United States Of America; Hobart, Australia)

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: 3862
Disease area: Airway diseases

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