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Patient Advocacy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Patient Advocacy
Tree Number(s)
I01.880.604.631
N03.706.678
Unique ID
D010344
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010344
Scope Note
Promotion and protection of the rights of patients, frequently through a legal process.
Entry Term(s)
Clinical Ombudsman
Patient Ombudsman
Patient Ombudsmen
Patient Representatives
Previous Indexing
Human Rights (1973-1975)
See Also
Patient Rights
Public MeSH Note
76
History Note
76
Date Established
1978/01/01
Date of Entry
1975/07/23
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Patient Advocacy Preferred
Patient Ombudsmen Related
Patient Representatives Related
Clinical Ombudsman Related
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