Parental experiences transitioning their adolescent with epilepsy and cognitive impairments to adult health care

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 359-366

  Schultz, Rebecca J ^a,b  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Cognitive impairment; Epilepsy; Transition to adult care; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; EPILEPSY; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882818751     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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