title: Is it ethical to lie to secure hospital admission? Yes: Lying is sometimes in the patient's best interests.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Pomerantz Family Pavilion, 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. mark-graber@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Graber
mesh_terms: D008192:Deception; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D014481:United States