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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2016;27(2):55-8
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The Art of Transitioning Pediatric Patients with Rheumatic Diseases to Adult Rheumatologists
Florence Kanakoudi-Tsakalidou, Polyxeni Pratsidou-Gertsi
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Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology Referral Center

First Department of Pediatrics, Aristotle University, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Keywords: Transition, pediatric Rheumatologist, Rheumatologist, young adults, rheumatic diseases.
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