Transition from pediatric to adult care after solid organ transplantation

Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 526-532

  McDonagh, Janet E ^a,b   Kaufmana, Miriam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adherence; Adolescence; Adolescent health; Self management skills; Transition; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; CHILD CARE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; CHILD; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COUNSELING; HUMANS; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PARENTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73349128395     PISSN: 10872418     EISSN: 15317013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOT.0b013e32832ffb2a     Document Type: Review

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