1.   At Carville the staff had a difficult time convincing patients of an identity of interest.

2.   Blood samples were taken from a group of patients of the same age.

3.   Certainly, it was not difficult to convince some patients of the desirability of going to Carville on a purely voluntary basis.

4.   Doctors have a duty to inform patients of the possible negative side-effects of the drug.

5.   For example, there have already been reports of hospitals giving preference to patients of fundholding general practitioners.

6.   He is a patient of Dr Williams.

7.   My neurologist told me about a patient of hers who saw a bucolic farm scene before each seizure.

8.   Nurses in that sector have to cope with the effects on their patients of poor housing conditions and a deteriorating social fabric.