title: Smiling toothless.
abstract: In an impoverished outreach clinic in Beirut, a young boy's unique thank you answers a physician's questions about the meaning of her profession.
authors.affiliation: American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon mr38@aub.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Maria Sami
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ramia
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D012904:Smiling / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: compassion; coping behavior; despair; gratitude; physician-patient relations; poverty; refugees; vulnerable populations; war