Improving transition: A qualitative study examining the attitudes of young people with chronic illness transferring to adult care

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 102-112

  Soanes, Corina ^a   Timmons, Stephen ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Attitudes; Chronic illness; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 3442900821     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493504041868     Document Type: Article

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