title: The compromise of compassionate care. North Carolina poet's essay illuminates doctors' role in caring for the terminally ill.
authors.affiliation: Department of English, UNC-Chapel Hill
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013727:Terminal Care