title: [The law of March 4th, 2002 - the Patient's Rights Statute].
abstract: With regards to the health professionals-patients relationships, this Statute marked a transition from a system to another : from the "knowing" professional one to the patient-actor one. The rights granted to patients are designed to given them the means to become such a player.
authors.affiliation: École des Hautes études en santé publique, Rennes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Avenue du Professeur Léon-Bernard, 35043 Rennes, France; Centre de recherche, droit, sciences et techniques (CRDST), UMR 8103, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 9, rue Malher, 75004 Paris, France. Electronic address: dominique.thouvenin@ehesp.fr.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thouvenin
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D010358:Patient Participation; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
keywords: civil rights; droits de la personne; droits subjectifs; information et expression de la volonté; patient's wishes; subjective rights