Access to services for young adults with medical complexity

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 329-336

  Joly, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability; medically fragile; social justice; transition to adulthood; young adults

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STANDARDS; TRANSITIONAL CARE; TRENDS; YOUNG ADULT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; NORTH AMERICA; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TRANSITIONAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85019893071     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733015602053     Document Type: Article

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