Transitioning adolescents and young adults with a chronic health condition to adult healthcare - An exemplar program

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 63-72

  Rauen, Karen Kaufmann ^a   Sawin, Kathleen J ^a,b   Bartelt, Tera ^a   Waring, William P ^c   Orr, Merle ^c   O'Connor, R Corey ^c  

^a Children's Hospital of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Spina Bifida; Spina Bifida Transition Program; Transition team

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REHABILITATION NURSING; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PEDIATRICS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REHABILITATION NURSING; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876256448     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: 20487940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rnj.74     Document Type: Article

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