Young adults with SCD in US children's hospitals: Are they different from adolescents?

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 741-745

  Dickerson, Amanda K ^a   Klima, Jennifer ^b   Rhodes, Melissa M ^c   O'Brien, Sarah H ^b,c  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Sickle cell disease; Transition of care; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857808941     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23262     Document Type: Article

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