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A “refuge”, according to the New Oxford Dictionary, is a “place of shelter from pursuit, danger or trouble” and it can be a “person, a course or a thing that is resorted to in difficulties”. From birth to death all people need periodic resort to a refuge while they shelter from life’s trials and prepare to step out again into society. Sometimes home is a refuge, sometimes a friend, a spouse, the Church or one’s God provides this function, but at other times distressing symptoms or fears drive people to medical services.
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Stott, N.C.H. (1983). The Refuge: Ethics, Practices and Problems. In: Primary Health Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1346-1_6
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