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Patients have rights. Here's how to use yours

  • Written by Lisa Eckstein, Senior Lecturer in Law and Medicine, University of Tasmania
Patients have rights. Here's how to use yoursWhat rights do you have when discussing medical treatments or test results with your doctor?from www.shutterstock.com

Working your way around the health-care system can be overwhelming. This is especially hard when care takes place in health systems under stress.

However as a patient, you have rights about how you’re treated. This includes not...

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