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Thinking Too Much”

A Systematic Review of the Idiom of Distress in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bibliographic Data

ID14636308
AuthorsE L Backe (0000-0003-3012-9043), Edna N Bosire (0009-0008-4876-3492), A W Kim (0000-0002-0148-7565), E Mendenhall (0000-0002-5826-1321)
Year2021
Volume45
Issue4
Pages655-682
Publication date2021-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCulture Medicine and Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0165-005X • E-ISSN: 1573-076X
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11013-020-09697-z
LanguageEN
Citations received26
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Unique citing works26
Citations per year6,5
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 25
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