Moving young people with sickle cell disease from paediatric to adult services

British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 310-314

  Howard, Jo ^a   Woodhead, Tanya ^b   Musumadi, Luhanga ^a   Martel, Alice ^c   Inusa, Baba P D ^d  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Paediatrtc Itychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d EVELINA LONDON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955959056     PISSN: 17508460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2010.71.6.48435     Document Type: Conference Paper

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