The last day of the past is the first day of the future: Transitional care for genetic patients

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 615-617

  Scriver, Charles R ^a   Lee, Philip J ^b  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DOWN SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HYPERPHENYLALANINEMIA; INFANCY; LEUKODYSTROPHY; PATIENT CARE; PHENOTYPE; PHENYLKETONURIA; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; GENETICS; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHENYLKETONURIAS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 4644341124     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.08.002     Document Type: Editorial

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