Medical syncretism with reference to malaria in a Tanzanian community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3645684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susanna Hausmann Muela (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, corresponding author), Joan Muela Ribera (0000-0003-2111-6275, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona), Adiel K Mushi (0000-0003-0762-9189, Ifakara Health Institute), Marcel Tanner (0000-0002-1205-6971, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 403-413 |
| Publication date | 2002-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0277-9536(01)00179-4 |
| PMID | 12144148 |
| OpenAlex | W2003405917 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 17 |
Bioinformatics · Biology · Biomedicine · Comprehension · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Ethnology · Geography · Linguistics · Malaria · Political science · Population · Public health · Public relations · Sociology · Syncretism (linguistics · Tanzania · Computer Science · Medicine · Nursing · Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research · Immunology
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| Unique citing works | 37 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,61 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2024 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |