The phrase "assert patients" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be a misuse of the word "assert," which typically requires a subject and an object that makes sense in context.
Example: "The doctor must assert patients' rights during treatment discussions."
Alternatives: "affirm patients" or "support patients' claims."
This is expected to assert patients' rights to dignity, privacy, confidentiality and the opportunity to get a second opinion from another doctor.
In ASSERT, patients were randomly assigned to receive infusions of placebo or 5 mg/kg infliximab at weeks 0, 2, 6, 12 and 18 and were allowed to receive concurrent NSAID but not DMARD or systemic corticosteroids.
"Do you have it or not?" Before their plaque creates symptoms, Dr. Osborne asserts, patients should be aggressively treated, urged to diet and exercise and given cholesterol-lowering and other drugs.
Therefore, based on this study we cannot assert that patients with intellectual disabilities experience delays and omissions in their care more often than other patients, we can suggest that these issues are a particular concern and that steps should be taken to mitigate the contributory factors identified.
In conclusion, with this study, we can assert that patients who would benefit more from an intramedullary synthesis in case of midshaft fracture of the clavicle are patients with a high degree of initial displacement, particularly if shortening greater than 2 cm.
Perhaps this is too simplistic but would it be unreasonable to assert that patients suffering from degenerative or terminal diseases be exempt from regulations on use of their own cells from a humanitarian position?
But all will travel from point A to point B. In contrast, and despite what conservatives assert, when patients need care there are rarely low-, medium- and high-cost options; the choices tend to be black and white.
On the other hand, others are dissatisfied with the current physician paternalism and assert the patient's right to self-determination.
However, the European agency Safety Improvement for Patients in Europe asserted that patient safety focuses on identifying, analysing and minimising patient risk.
Nearly everything that Reeve read asserted that patients like him could not improve.
In a typical case, the Federal Trade Commission asserted that patients and employers had been forced to bear more than $1 million in increased costs because of a price-fixing conspiracy by surgeons in Austin, Tex., in 1998 and 1999.
