“Coming Through the Fog, Coming Over the Moors”: The Impact on Pediatric Oncologists of Caring for Seriously Ill ChildrenFootnote*

*Supported in part by an American Cancer Society, California Division Fellowship #PD-1-91 sponsored by Bertram Lubin, MD, Children's Hospital Oakland and Research Institute (CHORI); funds for transcription were provided by CHORI and the San Jose State University Foundation.

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