The transition of adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis or epilepsy from paediatric health-care services to adult health-care services: A scoping review of the literature and a synthesis of the evidence

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 332-358

  Burke, Lauren ^a   Kirkham, Jamie ^a   Arnott, Janine ^b   Gray, Victoria ^c   Peak, Matthew ^c   Beresford, Michael W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; epilepsy; juvenile idiopathic arthritis; transition; transitional care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AGE FACTORS; ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE; CHRONIC DISEASE; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE;

EID: 85052221796     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493517753330     Document Type: Article

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