Transition of adolescents with chronic health conditions to adult primary care: Factors associated with physician acceptance

Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-70

  McLaughlin, Suzanne Elizabeth ^a   Machan, Jason ^a   Fournier, Phillip ^b   Chang, Tamara ^c   Even, Katelyn ^b   Sadof, Matthew ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Baystate Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents with special health care needs; Health care transition; transition to adult care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNIST; LIKERT SCALE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF REPORT; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE;

EID: 84902312969     PISSN: 18745393     EISSN: 18758894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/PRM-140275     Document Type: Article

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