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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > mental health law > patient's rights
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > mental health law > patient's rights
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health policy > organization of health care > medical law > patient's rights

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patient's rights  

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  • Patients who are subjected to involuntary hospitalization in a psychiatric facility or who accept voluntary admission retain certain rights within the institution. Patients hospitalized because of mental illness do not shed their rights at the hospital door. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Patient's Rights]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FGVW3MZP-7

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