Using Administrative Health Data to Define a Cohort of Youth Affected by Chronic Health Conditions: Preparing for Cross-Sectoral Data Linkage

Introduction In Alberta, 2,400 youth with chronic needs transition to adulthood every year, and many are not prepared for this change. Transferring youth from pediatric to adult-oriented care is poorly managed. To improve this process, we need to know how youth patients use health services during t...

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Main Authors: Kyleigh Schraeder, Olesya Barrett, Alberto Nettel-Aguirre, Gina Dimitropoulos, Andrew Mackie, Susan Samuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Swansea University 2018-08-01
Series:International Journal of Population Data Science
Online Access:https://ijpds.org/article/view/805