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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

The ‘sense of alarm’ (‘gut feeling’) in clinical practice. A survey among European general practitioners on recognition and expression

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Pages 72-74 | Received 08 Jan 2010, Accepted 15 Jan 2010, Published online: 26 Feb 2010

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