An inhaled “bifunctional” dual PDE3/4 inhibitor provides additional short-term improvements in lung function compared to existing classes of bronchodilator: implications for future treatment of COPD

Mario Cazzola, Clive Page

Source: Eur Respir J, 52 (5) 1801675; 10.1183/13993003.01675-2018
Journal Issue: November
Disease area: Airway diseases

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