Meta-analysis: Effects of Adding Salmeterol to Inhaled Corticosteroids on Serious Asthma-Related Events
Annals of Internal Medicine2008Vol. 149(1), pp. 33–42
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Eric D. Bateman, Harold S. Nelson, Jean Bousquet, Kenneth M. Kral, Laura Sutton, Héctor Ortega, Steven W. Yancey
Abstract
Salmeterol combined with inhaled corticosteroids decreases the risk for severe exacerbations, does not seem to alter the risk for asthma-related hospitalizations, and may not alter the risk for asthma-related deaths or intubations compared with inhaled corticosteroids alone.
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