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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2012 Dec;39(4):567–586. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2012.09.007

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Chronic illnesses create burdens for patients and their caregivers. They also restrict life and create uncertainty about the future. Successful interventions to reorganize research and care delivery in chronic diseases share common characteristics as illustrated. (Data from Wagner EH, Austin BT, Von Korff M. Organizing care for patients with chronic illness. Milbank Q 1996;74(4):511–44.)