Estimation of age of transition from children's to adult healthcare for young people with long term conditions using linked routinely collected healthcare data

Introduction Healthcare transitions, including from paediatric to adult services, can be disruptive and cause a lack of continuity in care. Existing research on the paediatric-adult healthcare transition often uses a simple age cut-off to assign transition status. This risks misclassification bias,...

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Main Authors: Stuart William Jarvis, Gerry Richardson, Kate Flemming, Lorna Fraser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2021-11-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/1685