The historical roots and seminal research on health equity: a referenced publication year spectroscopy (RPYS) analysis.
Qiang YaoXin LiFei LuoLianping YangChaojie LiuJu SunPublished in: International journal for equity in health (2019)
The development of research on health equity is shaped by multiple disciplines, which has contributed to the emergence of a new stream of social epidemiology and political epidemiology. Past studies must be interpreted in light of their historical contexts. Further studies are needed to explore the causal pathways between the social determinants of health and health inequalities.