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Research Article

The transculturality of ‘gut feelings’. Results from a French Delphi consensus survey

Jean-Yves Le ResteDepartment of General Practice, Brest University, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Magali CoppensDepartment of General Practice, Brest University, France
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Marie BaraisDepartment of General Practice, Brest University, France
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Patrice NabbeDepartment of General Practice, Brest University, France
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Bernard Le FlochDepartment of General Practice, Brest University, France
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Benoît ChironDepartment of General Practice, Brest University, France
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Geert Jan DinantSchool for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Department of General Practice, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Christophe BerkhoutDepartment of General Practice, Lille University, France
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Erik StolperSchool for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Department of General Practice, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands;Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Primary and Interdisciplinary Care, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Pierre BarraineDepartment of General Practice, Brest University, France
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Pages 237-243 | Received 01 Sep 2011, Accepted 06 Feb 2013, Published online: 16 Apr 2013

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