The diagnostic role of gut feelings in general practice A focus group study of the concept and its determinants

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 10, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Stolper, Erik ^a   Van Bokhoven, Marloes ^a   Houben, Paul ^a   Van Royen, Paul ^b   Van De Wiel, Margje ^a   Van Der Weijden, Trudy ^a   Jan Dinant, Geert ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS; EMOTIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 61649090028     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-10-17     Document Type: Article

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