title: Transition to adult services for children with renal failure: age or ability to cope?
abstract: Established renal failure is a manageable but incurable problem. Safely transitioning young people from paediatric to adult services remains a major challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester.
authors.forename: Malcolm A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Trish
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000517:prevention & control; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D012042:Registries; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*