Transitioning adolescent and young adults with chronic disease and/or disabilities from paediatric to adult care services – an integrative review

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 21-22, 2016, Pages 3113-3130

  Zhou, Huaqiong ^a   Roberts, Pamela ^a   Dhaliwal, Satvinder ^a   Della, Phillip ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescents; chronic illness and or disabilities; integrative review; paediatric to adult care services; transitioning care; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSON; HUMAN; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84965117769     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13326     Document Type: Review

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