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Key Paper Evaluation

Efficacy of indacaterol as a single therapy versus salmeterol/fluticasone therapy in patients with milder chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Evaluation of: Rossi A, Van Der Molen T, Olmo RD, et al. INSTEAD: a randomised switch trial of indacaterol versus salmeterol/fluticasone in moderate COPD. Eur Respir J 2014;44(6):1548-1556

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