Benefits of a Transfer Clinic in Adolescent and Young Adult Kidney Transplant Patients

Background: Adolescent and young adult kidney transplant recipients have worse graft outcomes than older and younger age groups. Difficulties in the process of transition, defined as the purposeful, planned movement of adolescents with chronic health conditions from child to adult-centered health ca...

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Main Authors: Rory F. McQuillan, Alene Toulany, Miriam Kaufman, Jeffrey R. Schiff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-12-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40697-015-0081-6