Making the transition from pediatric to adult endocrinology services

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 492-493

  Repaske, David R ^a,b   Handwerger, Stuart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; BODY IMAGE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INDEPENDENCE; PATIENT CARE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SEXUALITY; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PERCEPTION;

EID: 50049096431     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0890     Document Type: Short Survey

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