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The emotional context of self-management in chronic illness: A qualitative study of the role of health professional support in the self-management of type 2 diabetes

John Furler1*, Christine Walker2, Irene Blackberry1, Trisha Dunning3, Nabil Sulaiman1, James Dunbar4,5, James Best6 and Doris Young1

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1 Dept of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia

2 Chronic Illness Alliance, Melbourne, Australia

3 School of Nursing, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

4 Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health, Flinders University, Adelaide 5001, Australia

5 Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

6 Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Australia

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BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8:214 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-214

Published: 17 October 2008

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