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Pharmacotherapy

Step-down of budesonide/formoterol in early stages of asthma treatment leads to insufficient anti-inflammatory effect

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Pages 718-721 | Received 25 Nov 2012, Accepted 09 Apr 2013, Published online: 18 Jun 2013

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