Challenges of transition to adult health services for patients with rare diseases

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 575-576

  Zurynski, Yvonne A ^a   Elliott, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOOSTEOHYPERTROPHY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BONE DYSPLASIA; CATAPLEXY; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDROPLASIA; HYPOPITUITARISM; LIFESPAN; NARCOLEPSY; PATIENT CARE; PHELAN MCDERMID SYNDROME; RARE DISEASE; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; RARE DISEASES; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879145609     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10424     Document Type: Article

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