Transition in diabetes: Young people move on - we should too

Paediatrics and Child Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 174-179

  Dovey Pearce, Gail ^a   Christie, Deborah ^b  

^a NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adolescent development; Diabetes; Health transition; Transition; Young adult

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84877329907     PISSN: 17517222     EISSN: 1878206X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paed.2012.12.009     Document Type: Review

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