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The Rights of Patients

The Basic ACLU Guide to Patient Rights

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  • © 1992

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  1. George J. Annas
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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The Patient Rights Movement

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 1-16

  3. How Hospitals Are Organized

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 17-33

  4. Rules Hospitals Must Follow

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 34-49

  5. Emergency Medicine

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 50-66

  6. Admission and Discharge

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 67-82

  7. Informed Consent

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 83-103

  8. Surgery

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 104-119

  9. Pregnancy and Birth

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 120-140

  10. Human Experimentation and Research

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 141-159

  11. Medical Records

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 160-174

  12. Privacy and Confidentiality

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 175-195

  13. Care of the Dying

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 196-225

  14. Death, Organ Donation, and Autopsy

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 226-238

  15. Medical Malpractice

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 239-257

  16. The Patient Rights Advocate

    • George J. Annas
    Pages 258-274

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 275-315
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About this book

George Annas, America's leading proponent of patient rights, spells them out for you in this revised, up-to-date edition of his groundbreaking classic. Thorough, comprehensive, and easy to follow-using a question-and-answer format in much of the text-The Rights of Patients explores all aspects of becoming an informed patient: • hospital organization • hospital rules • emergency treatment • admission and discharge • the patient rights movement • informed consent • surgery • obstetrical care • human experimentation and research • privacy and confidentiality • care of the dying • death, autopsy, and organ donation • medical malpractice.

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If you want your rights to be respected when you are hospitalized, get this book! -Boston Globe

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Rights of Patients

  • Book Subtitle: The Basic ACLU Guide to Patient Rights

  • Authors: George J. Annas

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0397-1

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: George J. Annas and the American Civil Liberties union 1992

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-89603-182-1Published: 27 April 1992

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-6743-0Published: 15 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-0397-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 315

  • Topics: Theory of Medicine/Bioethics

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