Transitional care for adolescents with rheumatic diseases: Urgent need for more research

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 401-402

  Hilderson, D ^a   Westhovens, R ^a   Wouters, C ^a   Moons, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COORDINATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 42149191953     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00833.x     Document Type: Letter

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