print email comment close Patient Advocacy Resources: A Guide for Patients and Their Families URL: http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet/advocacy.html Description: "Created to assist consumers in becoming advocates for their own health." Includes books and an annotated list of websites on topics such as medical records, rights and privacy, informed consent, disabilities, and end of life decisions. "Quick Guides" give practical tips on how to talk to your doctor, when to seek a second opinion, and other concerns. Guide covers Connecticut as well as national resources. From the University of Connecticut Health Center, Author: Grayson, Lynda Publisher: Lyman Maynard Stowe Library at the University of Connecticut Health Center Library of Congress Subject Headings: Medical care Patient advocacy LII Database Information: Record 3622 created by Martha Gifford on 02/08/2002 Last modification on 07/26/2005 Published: 02/08/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3622