Transition of children with epilepsies to adult care

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 216-221

  Khan, Arif ^a   Baheerathan, Aravindhan ^a   Hussain, Nahin ^a   Whitehouse, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Epileptic children; Transition period; Transition to adult care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPOWERMENT; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MEDICAL HISTORY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; EPILEPSY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873413784     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12097     Document Type: Article

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