Pediatric rheumatology: Addressing the transition to adult-orientated health care

Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue , 2018, Pages 83-95

  Sabbagh, Sara ^a,b   Ronis, Tova ^a,c   White, Patience H ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care transition; Pediatric rheumatology; Special health care needs; Transition; Transition readiness assessment

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; TRANSITIONAL CARE;

EID: 85055562492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1179156X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OARRR.S138370     Document Type: Review

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