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Behavioural science in general practice.

D R Wood
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Dr Peter Sowerby has written an important criticism of Michael Balint's work based on his understanding of Karl Popper's writings. I dispute Sowerby's interpretation of Popper and disagree with his conclusions, which I suggest would lead general practice into a retreat. I believe Balint made a major contribution to general practice and has helped us towards practising whole-person medicine.

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D R Wood. 1979. Behavioural science in general practice.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/536971/

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