Transition of care from paediatric to adult services: One part of improved health services for adolescents

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 160-163

  Viner, Russell M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 38849159452     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.103721     Document Type: Review

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