The effect on mortality of adding inhaled corticosteroids to long-acting bronchodilators for COPD: A focus on the frequent exacerbator phenotype

Mirko Di Martino (Rome, Italy), Mirko Di Martino, Nera Agabiti, Silvia Cascini, Ursula Kirchmayer, Valeria Belleudi, Danilo Fusco, Luigi Pinnarelli, Lisa Bauleo, Claudio Voci, Riccardo Pistelli, Marina Davoli

Source: International Congress 2015 – COPD and lung function: risk factors and outcomes
Session: COPD and lung function: risk factors and outcomes
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 619
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Mirko Di Martino (Rome, Italy), Mirko Di Martino, Nera Agabiti, Silvia Cascini, Ursula Kirchmayer, Valeria Belleudi, Danilo Fusco, Luigi Pinnarelli, Lisa Bauleo, Claudio Voci, Riccardo Pistelli, Marina Davoli. The effect on mortality of adding inhaled corticosteroids to long-acting bronchodilators for COPD: A focus on the frequent exacerbator phenotype. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 619

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