title: On patient's rights.
abstract: A committee appointed by the World Health Organization was given the task of formulating a Declaration on the Rights of Patients. A member of this committee outlines the main guidelines formulated in the Declaration and discusses its utility in the struggle for patients' rights in general.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carmi
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006806:Human Rights; D007258:Informed Consent; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016312:Treatment Refusal