Budesonide/formoterol as maintenance and reliever therapy in uncontrolled asthma compared with high dose salmeterol/fluticasone: the AHEAD double-blind study

J. Bousquet, L. P. Boulet (Montpellier, France; Québec, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of asthma treatment
Session: Recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of asthma treatment
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2156
Disease area: Airway diseases

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