Patients with COPD prescribed inhaled corticosteroid in primary care – Time for re-assessment based on exacerbation rate and blood eosinophils?

O. Savran (Hvidovre, Denmark), N. Godtfredsen (Hvidovre, Denmark), T. Sørensen (Værløse, Denmark), C. Jensen (Præstø, Denmark), C. Ulrik (Hvidovre, Denmark)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Diagnosis and management of airways disease in primary care
Session: Diagnosis and management of airways disease in primary care
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 2687
Disease area: Airway diseases

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