"Patient Rights" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D028701
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.473.650 N03.706.437.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Rights- Patient Rights
- Patient Right
- Patient's Right
- Patients Rights
- Right, Patient
- Right, Patient's
- Rights, Patient
- Rights, Patient's
- Patients' Rights
- Patients' Right
- Right, Patients'
- Rights, Patients'
- Patient's Rights
Right to Treatment- Right to Treatment
- Right to Treatments
- Treatment, Right to
- Treatments, Right to
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Rights" by people in Profiles.
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"Right vs Right"-Respect Patient's Rights or Do the Right Course of Treatment: A Commentary Surrounding a Patient's Refusal of Emergent Aortic Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Feb; 38(2):549-551.
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Addressing challenges related to the professional practice of abortion post-Roe. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 05; 230(5):532-539.
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Patients' Rights and the Texas Mental Health Law. J Psychiatr Pract. 2022 01 06; 28(1):67-71.
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Chemotherapy and Supportive Care Agents as Essential Medicines for Children With Cancer. JAMA Pediatr. 2019 05 01; 173(5):477-484.
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When Is It Ethical for Physician-Investigators to Seek Consent From Their Own Patients? Am J Bioeth. 2019 Apr; 19(4):11-18.
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In Defense of "Denial": Difficulty Knowing When Beliefs Are Unrealistic and Whether Unrealistic Beliefs Are Bad. Am J Bioeth. 2018 Sep; 18(9):4-15.
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The unlimited-rights model of obstetric ethics threatens professionalism. BJOG. 2017 Jul; 124(8):1144-1147.
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[The process of death in the intensive care unit (ICU). From a medical, thanatological and legislative point of view]. Gac Med Mex. 2015 Sep-Oct; 151(5):628-34.
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Expanded access programmes: patient interests versus clinical trial integrity. Lancet Oncol. 2015 Jan; 16(1):15-7.
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[Medical treatment without patient's consent and against her will]. Harefuah. 2014 Mar-Apr; 153(3-4):139-41, 241.