Reduction of exacerbations by the PDE4 inhibitor roflumilast - the importance of defining different subsets of patients with COPD
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>As chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous disease it is unlikely that all patients will benefit equally from a given therapy. Roflumilast, an oral, once-daily phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, has been shown to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-01-01
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Series: | Respiratory Research |
Online Access: | http://respiratory-research.com/content/12/1/18 |