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Purging and the body in the therapeutic use of ayahuasca

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ID4597899
AuthorsEvgenia Fotiou (0000-0002-2410-0124, Kent State University, corresponding author), Alex K Gearin (0000-0002-1032-4928, Xiamen University)
Year2019
Volume239
Pages112532
Publication date2019-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112532
OpenAlexW2970757804
LanguageEN
Citations received24
References cited43

Amazon rainforest · Ayahuasca · Biology · Ethnography · Ethnology · Geography · Hallucinogen · Irrational number · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Shamanism · Sociology · Tourism · Traditional medicine · Anthropology · Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Medicine · Psychedelics and Drug Studies · Psychology · Ecology

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Citations per year4
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 24

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