Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Patient Advocacy

Promotion and protection of the rights of patients, frequently through a legal process.

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Abstract

Promotion and protection of the rights of patients, frequently through a legal process.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Advocacy, Patient
  • Clinical Ombudsman
  • Patient Ombudsman
  • Patient Ombudsmen
  • Patient Representatives
  • Ombudsman, Clinical
  • Ombudsman, Patient
  • Ombudsmen, Patient
  • Patient Representative
  • Representative, Patient
  • Representatives, Patient

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Previous Indexing

  • Human Rights (1973-1975)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Patient Advocacy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010344. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010344
  2. Patient Advocacy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patient_advocacy
  3. Patient Advocacy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7144984