Letter: Smoking hazards to the fetus.

In the care of worried and "difficult" patients and the handling of particular problems such as the social and psychological management of terminal cases, the services of trained social workers whose jdb is primarily personal contact with the patient are needed.

Abstract

reference care of worried and "difficult" patients and the handling of particular problems such as the social and psychological management of terminal cases, we need the services of trained social workers whose jdb is primarily personal contact with the patient.We should value the essential and excellent help that they can give in overall patient care when encouraged in this func- tion by members of the medical profession who do not find their presence threatening.-We are, etc.,