Efficacy of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) in patients with severe asthma: the AIR2 trial

G. Cox, A. Rubin, M. Laviolette, I. Pavord, N. Thomson (Hamilton, Quebec, Canada; Porto Alegre, Brazil; Leicester, Glasgow, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Persistent asthma: still an uncontrolled disease requiring new treatments strategies in 2009
Disease area: Airway diseases

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