title: Patient advocacy system in Hungary.
abstract: This paper describes the history and development of patients' rights legislation in Hungary. The establishment of a patient advocacy model is a feature of this process. The impact of this model, translated into practical terms forms the basis for discussion of the results of the scheme and potential for its improvement.
authors.affiliation: Szosozolo Foundation for Patients' Righs, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: Titusz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fábián
mesh_terms: D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D017146:Models, Organizational; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence