Educate, communicate, anticipate - Practical recommendations for transitioning adolescents with IBD to adult health care

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-73

  Hait, Elizabeth ^a   Arnold, Janis H ^a   Fishman, Laurie N ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Continuity of patient care; Continuum of care; Inflammatory bowel diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD CARE; ENTERITIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 29744451539     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.MIB.0000194182.85047.6a     Document Type: Review

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