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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Measurements done before therapy and then at the end of MDI-S and DPI therapy, respectively, were as follows : forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV (1. 0)), 72. 4 + / - 18. 2 %, 91. 5 + / - 18. 2 % and 84. 1 + / - 16. 3 % (MDI-S vs DPI, P > 0. 040) ; maximal mid-expiratory flow (MMEF), 62. 0 + / - 23. 6 %, 88. 7 + / - 26. 5 %, 79. 3 + / - 33. 4 % (P > 0. 044) and the peak expiratory flow (PEF) was 73. 9 + / - 25. 0 %, 95. 6 + / - 32. 8 %, and 90. 5 + / - 29. 5 %, respectively (n. s.).