Transitioning pediatric surgical patients to adult surgical care: A call to action

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 499-500

  Giuliani, Stefano ^a   Anselmo, Dean M ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LONG TERM CARE; MANAGED CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PEDIATRICS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIALIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; COST SAVINGS; HUMANS; MEDICINE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84903279596     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.4848     Document Type: Short Survey

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