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. 2020 Oct 1;70(699):502-503.
doi: 10.3399/bjgp20X712865. Print 2020 Oct.

Finding meaning in the consultation: introducing the hermeneutic window

Rupal Shah  1 , Robert Clarke  2 , Sanjiv Ahluwalia  3 , John Launer  3
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Finding meaning in the consultation: introducing the hermeneutic window

Rupal Shah et al. Br J Gen Pract. .
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The hermeneutic window model.
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Case study. Mrs T is a 52-year-old woman who is a frequent attender at the practice. In the last year she has presented with multiple symptoms including lower back pain, tennis elbow, and low abdominal pain. This time she attends with a headache, which the GP diagnoses as a migraine.
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