Budesonide/formoterol adjustable maintenance dosing effectively improves asthma symptom severity: a multicentre Canadian study

M. R. Sears, A. McIvor, A. Becker, M. FitzGerald, L. P. Boulet, P. Ernst, N. Smiljanic-Georgijev, J. Lee (Ontario, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Asthma in primary care
Session: Asthma in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1695
Disease area: Airway diseases

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