Patient Advocacy
"Patient Advocacy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Promotion and protection of the rights of patients, frequently through a legal process.
| Descriptor ID |
D010344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.631 N03.706.678
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| Concept/Terms |
Patient Ombudsmen- Patient Ombudsmen
- Ombudsmen, Patient
- Patient Ombudsman
- Ombudsman, Patient
Patient Representatives- Patient Representatives
- Patient Representative
- Representative, Patient
- Representatives, Patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Patient Advocacy" by people in Profiles.
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Mantel J. Legal barriers to physicians' stewardship role. Am J Bioeth. 2014; 14(9):40-2.
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Fraser SI, Walters JW. Death--whose decision? Euthanasia and the terminally ill. J Med Ethics. 2000 Apr; 26(2):121-5.
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Walters JW. Approaches to ethical decision making in the neonatal intensive care unit. Am J Dis Child. 1988 Aug; 142(8):825-30.