Interventions used in disease management programmes for patients with chronic illness-which ones work? Meta-analysis of published reports.

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Published in BMJ on October 26, 2002

Authors

Scott R Weingarten1, James M Henning, Enkhe Badamgarav, Kevin Knight, Vic Hasselblad, Anacleto Gano, Joshua J Ofman

Author Affiliations

1: Zynx Health, 9100 Wilshire Boulevard 665E, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Information, Networks and Rewards to Optimise Adherence to Diabetic Services (INROADS) | NCT03804970

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