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

Erik Stolper University of Maastricht, Caphri School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of General Practice, Maastricht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]

Paul van Royen University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Primary and Interdisciplinary Care, Antwerp, Belgium

Geert Jan Dinant University of Maastricht, Caphri School for Public Health and Primary Care, Department of General Practice, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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