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. 2012 Apr;17(2):44-5.
doi: 10.1136/ebm.2011.100140. Epub 2011 Sep 26.

In two parallel pragmatic equivalence trials, leukotriene receptor antagonists as initial therapy for asthma compared with inhaled corticosteroids and as add on therapy to ICS compared with adding long-acting β agonists provided equivalent short-term asthma quality of life but were associated with more medication switches

J Mark FitzGerald  1
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In two parallel pragmatic equivalence trials, leukotriene receptor antagonists as initial therapy for asthma compared with inhaled corticosteroids and as add on therapy to ICS compared with adding long-acting β agonists provided equivalent short-term asthma quality of life but were associated with more medication switches

J Mark FitzGerald. Evid Based Med. 2012 Apr.
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