The rights of patients
Subtitle: the authoritative ACLU guide to the rights of patients
By: George J. Annas.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: An American Civil Liberties Union handbook
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 387
Subjects: Hospital patients -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.; Hospitals -- Law and legislation -- United States.; Medical laws and legislation -- United States -- Popular works.; Patients -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
Genres: Popular works.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Patient rights; title: The patient rights advocate; title: Reforming American medicine; title: Hospitals; title: Emergency medicine; title: Informed choice; title: Choices about surgery and children's care; title: Reproductive health; title: Research; title: Medical records; title: Privacy and confidentiality; title: Care of the dying; title: Suffering, pain, and suicide; title: Death, organ donation, and autopsy; title: Patient safety and medical malpractice.