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

European Journal of General Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 72-74

  Stolper, Erik ^a   Van Royen, Paul ^b   Dinant, Geert Jan ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

'Gut feelings'; 'Sense of alarm'; Decision making; General practice; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; ISRAEL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSIS; EUROPE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY;

EID: 77953017259     PISSN: 13814788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13814781003653424     Document Type: Article

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