Adolescents with chronic disease: The double whammy

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 622-626

  Sawyer, Susan ^a,b   Drew, Sarah ^a   Duncan, Rony ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE;

EID: 35248817958     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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