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RH Osborne is funded in part by a National Health and Medical Research Council Population Health Career Development Award.
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Suite of self-management education interventions (DOC 48 kb)
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Potential challenges faced by patients with chronic arthritis that may limit engagement in self-management support interventions (DOC 42 kb)
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Needs and concerns relating to the implementation of self-management programs (DOC 46 kb)
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Osborne, R., Jordan, J. & Rogers, A. A critical look at the role of self-management for people with arthritis and other chronic diseases. Nat Rev Rheumatol 4, 224–225 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncprheum0765
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