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Patient Rights

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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.  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics   
See Also Bioethical Issues; Patient Advocacy
Examples Confidentiality; Informed Consent; Patient Access to Records; Right to Die; Therapeutic Misconception; Treatment Refusal 		Other names Treatments, Right to; Treatment, Right to; Rights, Patients'; Rights, Patient's; Rights, Patient; Right, Patients'; Right, Patient's; Right, Patient; Right to Treatments; Patients' Right; Patients Rights; Patient's Right; Patient Right; Patients' Rights; Patient's Rights; Right to Treatment

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