The challenges of transferring chronic illness patients to adult care: reflections from pediatric and adult rheumatology at a US academic center
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Little is known about the transfer of care process from pediatric to adult rheumatology for patients with chronic rheumatic disease. The purpose of this study is to examine changes in disease status, treatment and health care utiliza...
Main Authors: | Hersh Aimee O, Pang Shirley, Curran Megan L, Milojevic Diana S, von Scheven Emily |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-06-01
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Series: | Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal |
Online Access: | http://www.ped-rheum.com/content/7/1/13 |
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