Growing Up and Getting Old(er) With Childhood-Onset Chronic Diseases: Paving the Way to Better Chronic Illness Care Worldwide

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 541-542

  Okumura, Megumi J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LIFESPAN; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNITED STATES;

AGE OF ONSET; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449514743     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.09.007     Document Type: Editorial

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