Transfer of adolescents with congenital heart disease from pediatric cardiology to adult health care: An analysis of transfer destinations

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 2368-2374

  Goossens, Eva ^a   Stephani, Ine ^a   Hilderson, Deborah ^a   Gewillig, Marc ^b   Budts, Werner ^b   Van Deyk, Kristien ^b   Moons, Philip ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

adolescent; congenital; continuity of care; heart defects; heart defects congenital; transfer; transition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOLOGY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PEDIATRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957976310     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.11.068     Document Type: Article

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