title: Legal and institutional fictions in medical ethics: a common, and yet largely overlooked, phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit for Human Science and Medical Ethics, Institute of Health Sciences Education, Centre for Health Sciences, St. Bartholomew's, Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London, London, UK. m.epstein@qmul.ac.uk
authors.forename: Miran
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Epstein
mesh_terms: D001675:Bioethics; D008192:Deception; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D032984:Ethics, Research; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics; D007603:Jurisprudence; D016743:Mental Competency; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics