Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 2 , Pages 180-187 , February 2010

Adolescents with asthma: Consequences of transition from paediatric to adult healthcare

  • Sten-Erik Bergström

      Affiliations

    • Department of Allergeology and Pulmonology, Astrid Lindgrens Childrens Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, S-171 86 Stockholm, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46 851777565.
    • ,
  • Kerstin Sundell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Gunilla Hedlin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Allergeology and Pulmonology, Astrid Lindgrens Childrens Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, S-171 86 Stockholm, Sweden

Received 15 June 2009 ,Accepted 30 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2009.09.021

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 104, Issue 2 , Pages 180-187 , February 2010

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