Benefits of a transfer clinic in adolescent and young adult kidney transplant patients

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  McQuillan, Rory F ^a,c   Toulany, Alene ^b   Kaufman, Miriam ^b   Schiff, Jeffrey R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adherence; Health care; Transfer; Transition; Transplant

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4D;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY MEDIATED REJECTION; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULOPATHY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL TRANSPLANT TRANSFER CLINIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84998694433     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20543581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40697-015-0081-6     Document Type: Article

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