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