A comparison of five transition programmes for youth with chronic illness in Canada

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 815-820

  Grant, C ^a   Pan, J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Chronic illness; Transition; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD WELFARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE;

EID: 80054767650     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01322.x     Document Type: Article

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