Economic hardship associated with managing chronic illness: a qualitative inquiry

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Chronic illness and disability can have damaging, even catastrophic, socioeconomic effects on individuals and their households. We examined the experiences of people affected by chronic heart failure, complicated diabetes and chronic...

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Main Authors: Jan Stephen, Essue Beverley, Jeon Yun-Hee, Wells Robert, Whitworth Judith A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/9/182