Superior efficacy of a low daily dose of a new fixed combination of beclometasone dipropionate/formoterol pMDI compared to an increased daily dose of BDP in moderate persistent asthma: a 3 month clinical study

F. Bonnet-Gonod, I. Kottakis, M. Ballabio, J. Ruzicka, A. Savu, P. Kuna (Courbevoie, France; Parma, Italy; Bratislava, Slovakia; Bucharest, Romania; Lodz, Poland)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Recent update on asthma treatment
Session: Recent update on asthma treatment
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1237
Disease area: Airway diseases

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