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Patient Rights  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Fundamental claims of patients, as expressed in statutes, declarations, or generally accepted moral principles. (Bioethics Thesaurus) The term is used for discussions of patient rights as a group of many rights, as in a hospital's posting of a list of patient rights. In law, the claim of persons involuntarily institutionalized on the ground of mental disability to receive appropriate care for their conditions or diseases. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

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Entry terms

  • Patient's Rights
  • Patients' Rights

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D37W6151-J

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