Is it ethical to lie to secure hospital admission? No: Lying undermines the practice of medicine.
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Teaching Research Ethics Programs, Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions, Indiana University, 618 E Third St, Bloomington, IN 47405-3602, USA. pimple@indiana.edu
D008192:Deception; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000592:standards*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D014481:United States