Healthcare transition in persons with intellectual disabilities: General issues, the Maastricht model, and Prader-Willi syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-247

  Schrander Stumpel, Constance T R M ^a   Sinnema, Margje ^b   Van Den Hout, Lieke ^c   Maaskant, Marian A ^b,c   Van Schrojenstein Lantman De Valk, Henny M J ^b,c,d   Wagemans, Annemieke ^a,e   Schrander, Jaap J P ^a   Curfs, Leopold M G ^a,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Prader Willi Syndrome ^*

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual disabilities (IASSID)

^e Stichting Sint Anna

Author keywords

Aging; Health care transition; Intellectual disabilities; Maastricht out clinic; Morbidity; Prader Willi syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMORBIDITY; CONTRACEPTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEARNING DISORDER; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; SKIN DISEASE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME;

EID: 34548072823     PISSN: 15524868     EISSN: 15524876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30136     Document Type: Article

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