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Patient self-management of chronic disease in primary care
Bodenheimer T, Lorig K, Holman H, Grumbach K. Patient self-management of chronic disease in primary care. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002;288(19):2469-2475.

This article makes the case for educating patients with chronic conditions in self-management techniques. The authors believe, and clinical trials have shown, that including self-management education in patient care can improve outcomes and reduce costs.

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