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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Establishing a European research agenda on ‘gut feelings’ in general practice. A qualitative study using the nominal group technique

Erik Stolper Maastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of General Practice, Maastricht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yvonne van Leeuwen Maastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of General Practice, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Paul van Royen University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Primary and Interdisciplinary Care, Antwerp, Belgium
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Margaretha van de Wiel Maastricht University, Faculty of Psychology & Neuroscience, Department of Work and Social Psychology, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Marloes van Bokhoven Maastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of General Practice, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Paul Houben Maastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of General Practice, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Sjoerd Hobma Maastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of General Practice, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Trudy van der Weijden Maastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of General Practice, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Geert Jan Dinant Maastricht University, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of General Practice, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Pages 75-79 | Received 24 Aug 2009, Accepted 19 Jan 2010, Published online: 02 Mar 2010

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