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.

Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics

obecné nebo nevymezené, dej přednost přesnějšímu deskriptoru

DUI

D028701 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0016036

Previous indexing

Patient Advocacy (1974-2001)

History note

2002; use PATIENT ADVOCACY 1978-2001; for RIGHT TO TREATMENT use PATIENT ADVOCACY 1978-2001

Public note

2002; for PATIENT ADVOCACY 1978-2001; for RIGHT TO TREATMENT see PATIENT ADVOCACY 1978-2001