When is patient self-management of chronic disease futile?

Chronic Illness

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-184

  Redman, Barbara K ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SELF CARE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MEDICAL FUTILITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF CARE;

EID: 80052616612     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: 17459206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742395311416138     Document Type: Note

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