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What GPs mean by 'spirituality' and how they apply this concept with patients: a qualitative study

Alistair Appleby, John Swinton and Philip Wilson
BJGP Open 2018; 2 (2): bjgpopen18X101469. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen18X101469
Alistair Appleby
1 GP, Aviemore Medical Practice, , UK
DRCOG, MRCGP
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John Swinton
2 Chair of Divinity and Religious Studies, School of Divinity, History and Philosophy, King's College, University of Aberdeen, , UK
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Philip Wilson
3 Director, Centre for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen, Centre for Health Science, , UK
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vol. 2 no. 2 bjgpopen18X101469
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen18X101469
PubMed 
30564713

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  • Received January 8, 2018
  • Accepted January 23, 2018
  • Published online July 24, 2018.

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  1. Alistair Appleby, DRCOG, MRCGP1,*,
  2. John Swinton, BD, PhD, RMN, RNMD2 and
  3. Philip Wilson, MA, DPhil, DCH, FRCGP, FRCPCH3
  1. 1 GP, Aviemore Medical Practice, Aviemore , UK
  2. 2 Chair of Divinity and Religious Studies, School of Divinity, History and Philosophy, King's College, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen , UK
  3. 3 Director, Centre for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen, Centre for Health Science, Inverness , UK
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    alistairappleby2{at}gmail.com
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