What is a physician's duty to diagnose?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Miller v. Budzinski et al, 2004 BCSC 1730 (CanLII):
Physicians have a duty to diagnose. They are bound to exercise the degree of care and skill which could reasonably be expected of an average prudent practitioner of the same experience and standing (Gibbons v. Harris, supra).
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