ICS-formoterol reliever versus ICS and short-acting ß2-agonist reliever in asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lee Hatter, Pepa Bruce, Irene Braithwaite, Mark Holliday, James Fingleton, Mark Weatherall, Richard Beasley

Source: ERJ Open Res, 7 (1) 00701-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00701-2020
Journal Issue: January
Disease area: Airway diseases

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