title: Pediatric to adult transition: a personal experience.
abstract: Transitioning from pediatric to adult transplant programs presents various challenges to the patient, his or her family, and the healthcare staff. In this personal, retrospective account of the issues associated with transitioning, a patient and a nephrologist provide insights into some of the problems they confronted.
authors.affiliation: Churchill Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Paul N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Harden
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nadine
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D006435:Renal Dialysis