So hard to say goodbye: Transition from paediatric to adult cardiology care

Nature Reviews Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-62

  Kovacs, Adrienne H ^a   McCrindle, Brian W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGIST; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; SELF CARE; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891153448     PISSN: 17595002     EISSN: 17595010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2013.172     Document Type: Review

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