Formoterol given either alone or together with tiotropium, reduces the rate of exacerbations in stable COPD patients

H. Arievich, A. Potena, K. Fonay, C. F. Vogelmeier, T. Overend, J. Smith, S. Hedgecock, S. Stenglein (Berlin, Marburg, Nuernberg, Germany; Ferrara, Italy; Sopron, Hungary; Horsham, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Update on treatment of COPD II
Session: Update on treatment of COPD II
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2514
Disease area: Airway diseases

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