Open AccessEpidemiologic Research on Health Disparities: Some Thoughts on History and Current Developments
Author(s) -
Sherman A. James
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
epidemiologic reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.253
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1478-6729
pISSN - 0193-936X
DOI - 10.1093/epirev/mxp010
Subject(s) - medicine , health equity , epidemiology , gerontology , public health , environmental health , pathology
In this introduction to volume 31 of Epidemiologic Reviews, the author traces the history of health disparities research in epidemiology and situates the 10 review articles comprising this edition within this history. With the aid of a conceptual model describing the key determinants of health disparities, he offers several suggestions for improving future epidemiologic research on health disparities.
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