Concept information
Preferred term
Patient Rights
Type
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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)
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Patient's Rights
- Patients' Rights
Allowable Qualifier(s)
In other languages
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French
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Droits du patient
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D37W6151-J
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