patients' rights

patients' rights
The legal interests of persons who submit to medical treatment.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


patients' rights
The legal interests of persons who submit to medical treatment.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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