Utilizing peer mentors for adolescents with chronic health conditions: Potential benefits and complications

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 589-591

  Zelikovsky, Natalia ^a,b   Petrongolo, Jennifer ^a  

^a LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HEART GRAFT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MENTORS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84885422229     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/petr.12145     Document Type: Editorial

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