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Transitional care: time for a rethink?

Nature Reviews Rheumatology volume 18, pages 615–616 (2022)Cite this article

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Transitional care in rheumatology has been debated for over three decades and yet unmet needs of young people are still being reported. Why the slow progress? Perhaps we need to stop talking about transitional care in rheumatology and talk more about developmentally appropriate health care for young people with rheumatic conditions.

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J.E.M. is supported by Versus Arthritis Centre for Epidemiology (UK grant No: 21755) and by the National Institutes for Health and Care Research NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre.

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  1. Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK

    Janet E. McDonagh

  2. National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK

    Janet E. McDonagh

  3. School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

    Albert Farre

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McDonagh, J.E., Farre, A. Transitional care: time for a rethink?. Nat Rev Rheumatol 18, 615–616 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41584-022-00836-x

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