Successful implementation of a clinical transition pathway for adolescents with juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

Successful implementation of a clinical transition pathway for adolescents with juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

Abstract Background In 2008 a clinical transition pathway for young people with juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (jRMD) aiming at improving transitional care was instituted. Historical data on drop-out rate in our clinic was 35%, one year before the implementation of the transit...

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Main Authors: Margot Walter, Sylvia Kamphuis, Philomine van Pelt, Annemarie de Vroed, Johanna M. W. Hazes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Subjects:
Juvenile-onset rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases
Young people
Transition
Clinical transition pathway
Outcome research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12969-018-0268-3

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