Human rights in patient care: A theoretical and practical framework

Health and Human Rights

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 7-19

  Cohen, Jonathan ^a   Ezer, Tamar ^a  

^a OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL LAW;

BIOETHICS; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SAFETY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOETHICS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT RIGHTS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84900321045     PISSN: 10790969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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