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MeSH Heading: Patient Rights
Tree Number(s): I01.880.604.473.650; N03.706.437.650
Unique ID: D028701
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D028701
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Patient's Rights; Patients' Rights; Right to Treatment
Previous Indexing: Patient Advocacy (1974-2001)
See Also: Bioethical Issues; Patient Advocacy
Public MeSH Note: 2002; for PATIENT ADVOCACY 1978-2001; for RIGHT TO TREATMENT see PATIENT ADVOCACY 1978-2001
History Note: 2002; use PATIENT ADVOCACY 1978-2001; for RIGHT TO TREATMENT use PATIENT ADVOCACY 1978-2001
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/07/25
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

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