The growing caseload of chronic life-long conditions calls for a move towards full self-management in low-income countries

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The growing caseload caused by patients with chronic life-long conditions leads to increased needs for health care providers and rising costs of health services, resulting in a heavy burden on health systems, populations and individu...

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Main Authors: Kegels Guy, Hermann Katharina, Bermejo Raoul, Ku Grace, van Olmen Josefien, Van Damme Wim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Globalization and Health
Online Access:http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/content/7/1/38