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Healthcare transition for adolescents with chronic conditions: time for change

Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 11, Article number: 64 (2025) Cite this article

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Adolescents with chronic conditions face complex challenges during transition to adult care that often result in adverse health outcomes. Global best practice standards exist, but their implementation varies. Urgent, collaborative action, such as establishing youth-centred structured transition programmes, is needed to ensure adolescents are empowered to manage their health and thrive.

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I.C. receives a stipend from De Gruyter for her role as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health.

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Coyne, I. Healthcare transition for adolescents with chronic conditions: time for change. Nat Rev Dis Primers 11, 64 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-025-00647-w

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