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The focus of this book is to help the reader understand what is necessary medically and developmentally for young people affected with congenital conditions to be successful as they migrate from a paediatric to an adult healthcare environment. More importantly we aim to help young adults come to terms with a developing role in their own health, diagnosis and ongoing care. In this introduction we provide a flavor of what worries patients and their families as they enter this phase of their life. The authors cannot possibly anticipate all questions in all specialties.
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Wood, H., Wood, D. (2019). Introduction: What Do Patients Worry About?. In: Wood, D., Williams, A., Koyle, M., Baird, A. (eds) Transitioning Medical Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05895-1_1
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