Identification of risk factors for an unsuccessful transition from pediatric to adult sickle cell disease care

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 697-701

  Andemariam, Biree ^a   Owarish Gross, Jasmine ^a   Grady, James ^a   Boruchov, Donna ^b   Thrall, Roger S ^c   Hagstrom, J Nathan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Farmington   (United States)

^c Hospital for Special Care New Britain   (United States)

Author keywords

Sickle cell disease; Transition

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYUREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; TRANSFUSION; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; TRAVEL;

SICKLE CELL DISEASE; TRANSITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893496069     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24870     Document Type: Article

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