The Transition of Care From Pediatric to Adult Health-Care Services of Vertically HIV-Infected Adolescents: A Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Grazia Isabella Continisio (Author), Andrea Lo Vecchio (Author), Francesca Wanda Basile (Author), Carla Russo (Author), Maria Rosaria Cotugno (Author), Giulia Palmiero (Author), Cinzia Storace (Author), Carmela Mango (Author), Alfredo Guarino (Author), Eugenia Bruzzese (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Clinical and psychological HIV-related problems peak during adolescence, which coincides with transition of children and adolescents infected from mothers from pediatric to adult reference centers for HIV infection. Transition often is done without specific programs. We wanted to explore...