Fiduciary Obligation in Clinical Research

Authors

Paul B. Miller, University of Toronto
Charles Weijer, The University of Western Ontario

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2006

Source

Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics

Volume

34

Issue

2

First Page

424

Last Page

440

URL with Digital Object Identifier

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-720X.2006.00049.x

Abstract

Heated debate surrounds the question whether the relationship between physician-researcher and patient-subject is governed by a duty of care. Miller and Weijer argue that fiduciary law provides a strong legal foundation for this duty, and for articulating the terms of the relationship between physician-researcher and patient-subject.