Budesonide/formoterol in a single inhaler improves health status in patients with COPD without increasing healthcare costs

C. G. Löfdahl, E. Andreasson, K. Svensson, A. Ericsson (Lund, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Pharmacological treatment strategies in COPD
Session: Pharmacological treatment strategies in COPD
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 433
Disease area: Airway diseases

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