Number needed to treat (NNT) with budesonide/formoterol to avoid one COPD exacerbation, with cost analysis of treatment

D. M. G. Halpin, E. Ståhl, S. A. Jansson, B. Lundbäck, F. Andersson, S. Peterson (Exeter, United Kingdom; Lund, Stockholm, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Primary care: challenging pulmonary problems
Session: Primary care: challenging pulmonary problems
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3349
Disease area: Airway diseases

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