Youth with chronic conditions and their transition to adulthood: Findings from a Finnish Cohort Study

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-186

  Bussing, Regina ^a,c   Aro, Hillevi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Box 100234 UFHC ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030052189     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1996.02170270063009     Document Type: Article

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