Loving the Chronically Ill Child: A Pediatrician's Perspective.

The doctor-patient relationship has historically been viewed as the most important aspect of the practice of medicine. Indeed, in the preantibiotic era, medical training and practice often had little else to offer. The enormous scientific advances of this century, especially in the last three decades, however, have shifted that focus substantially. Likewise, there are few who would deny that the relationship is seriously threatened and needs our attention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]