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Transition to the Adult Care Paradigm

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Solid Organ Transplantation in Infants and Children

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The move from pediatric to adult health care is known to be a high-risk period for transplant recipients. Advance preparation to promote self-management, treatment adherence, and connection to adult care is essential.

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  1. Division of Transition of Care, Nemours/AI duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Amy Renwick

  2. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Amy Renwick

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  1. Jefferson Medical College, AI Dupont Hospital for Children Department of Surgery, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

    Stephen P. Dunn

  2. Liver & Intestine Transplantation, Seattle Children’s Hospital Liver & Intestine Transplantation, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Simon Horslen

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  1. Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Deborah M Consolini

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Renwick, A. (2017). Transition to the Adult Care Paradigm. In: Dunn, S., Horslen, S. (eds) Solid Organ Transplantation in Infants and Children. Organ and Tissue Transplantation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08049-9_54-1

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