Vol. 7 No. 2 (2004)
Reflections

Legal Parameters to Medical, Ethical and Professional Responsibilities: Are Doctors Appropriately Categorised as Fiduciaries

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  • Scott Guy,
  • Barbara Hocking,
  • Stewart Muirhead
Scott Guy
Queensland University of Technology
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Barbara Hocking
Faculty of Law of Queensland University of Technology
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Stewart Muirhead
Queensland University of Technology
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v7i2.782

Published 2020-12-01

Keywords

  • Legal,
  • Ethics,
  • medical negligence

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Guy S, Hocking B, Muirhead S. Legal Parameters to Medical, Ethical and Professional Responsibilities: Are Doctors Appropriately Categorised as Fiduciaries. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Oct. 6];7(2). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/782
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