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Proxy

A person authorized to decide or act for another person, for example, a person having durable power of attorney.

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Abstract

A person authorized to decide or act for another person, for example, a person having durable power of attorney.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Proxies
  • Patient Agent
  • Agent, Patient
  • Agents, Patient

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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History Note

1999

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Tree Number

  1. M01w.380w.600

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Proxy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019727. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019727
  2. Proxy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69945898