Pediatric provider's perspectives on the transition to adult health care for youth with autism spectrum disorder: Current strategies and promising new directions

Autism

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 262-271

  Kuhlthau, Karen A ^a,b   Warfield, Marji E ^c   Hurson, Jill ^a,b   Delahaye, Jennifer ^a,b   Crossman, Morgan K ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; health care; pediatrics; transition; youth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; WORKSHOP; ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INTERVIEW; PUBLIC RELATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PEDIATRICS; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924981980     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361313518125     Document Type: Article

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