Best practices in transitioning youth with HIV: Perspectives of pediatric and adult infectious disease care providers

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 515-527

  Fair, Cynthia D ^a   Sullivan, Kristen ^a   Gatto, Amy ^b  

^a ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Teach for America   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; transition; youth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; INTERVIEW; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956580023     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2010.493944     Document Type: Article

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