The oral corticosteroid sparing effect of omalizumab in paediatric patients with severe chronic asthma

D. Spencer, M. McKean, C. O‘Brien, A. Kirk, M. Samantha (United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Managing asthma and allergic disease in children
Session: Managing asthma and allergic disease in children
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2635
Disease area: Airway diseases, Paediatric lung diseases

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D. Spencer, M. McKean, C. O‘Brien, A. Kirk, M. Samantha (United Kingdom). The oral corticosteroid sparing effect of omalizumab in paediatric patients with severe chronic asthma. Eur Respir J 2010; 36: Suppl. 54, 2635

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