Tiotropium prescribing for COPD in primary care: A marker of severity or predictor of admission?

H. Thornton, G. Thakur, H. Booth, S. Georgopoulou, P. Seed, C. Davidson, P. White (London, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Pharmacological treatment in primary care
Session: Pharmacological treatment in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 848
Disease area: Airway diseases

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