A recent study in Annals of Family Medicine confirmed the validity and reliability of a clinical tool in assessing burdens of COPD, type 2 diabetes and asthma.“Effective disease management is essential in care for people with chronic conditions,” Danny Claessens, PhD, of the department of family medicine at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, and colleagues wrote. “A key
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