Implementing a transition pathway in diabetes: A qualitative study of the experiences and suggestions of young people with diabetes

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 852-860

  Price, C S ^a   Corbett, S ^a   Lewis Barned, N ^a   Morgan, J ^a   Oliver, L E ^a   Dovey Pearce, G ^a  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Diabetes; Person centred health care; Qualitative methods; Training; Transition pathway

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE;

EID: 80054754847     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01241.x     Document Type: Article

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