PURPOSE: The rationale underlying this study was the need to move the transition health services model from a theoretical framework to an empirically-based investigation. Thus, it was necessary to identify programs for youth with chronic or disabling…
OBJECTIVE: To determine the factors associated with addressing the transition from pediatric to adult-oriented health care among US adolescents with special health care needs. METHODS: Data for 4332 adolescents, 14 to 17 years of age, from the…