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Original Article

How do general practitioners use ‘safety netting’ in acutely ill children?

Karen BerthelootDepartment of General Practice, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;
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Pieterjan DeraeveDepartment of General Practice, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;
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Mieke VermandereDepartment of General Practice, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;
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Bert AertgeertsDepartment of General Practice, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;
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Marieke LemiengreDepartment of Family Practice and Primary Health Care, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium;
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An De SutterDepartment of Family Practice and Primary Health Care, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium;
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Frank BuntinxDepartment of General Practice, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; ;Research Institute Caphri, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Jan Y VerbakelDepartment of General Practice, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 3-8 | Received 20 Oct 2014, Accepted 02 Sep 2015, Published online: 18 Nov 2015

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