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Introduction: Historical Perspectives, Current Priorities, and Healthcare Transition Processes, Evidence, and Measurement

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Transitions are an essential component of life, and the transition from pediatric to adult health-care systems/model of care is the central focus of this introductory chapter. This chapter gives a brief historical and current policy perspective, outlines the status of chronic condition prevalence and the transition preparation among youth and young adults, and summarizes current health-care transition processes, evidence, and measurement considerations.

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  1. Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA

    Patience H. White M.D., M.A.

  2. Got Transition, Washington, DC, USA

    Patience H. White M.D., M.A. & Margaret A. McManus M.H.S.

  3. The National Alliance to Advance Adolescent Health, Washington, DC, USA

    Margaret A. McManus M.H.S.

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    Albert C. Hergenroeder

  2. Professor, Chief of Adolescent Medicine, Section of Adolescent Medicine and Sports Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA

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White, P.H., McManus, M.A. (2018). Introduction: Historical Perspectives, Current Priorities, and Healthcare Transition Processes, Evidence, and Measurement. In: Hergenroeder, A., Wiemann, C. (eds) Health Care Transition. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72868-1_1

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