Inequalities in global health inequalities research: A 50-year bibliometric analysis (1966-2015).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing evidence shows that health inequalities exist between and within countries, and emphasis has been placed on strengthening the production and use of the global health inequalities research, so as to improve capacities to act. Yet, a comprehensive overview of this evidence base is still needed, to determine what is known about the global and historical scientific production on health inequalities to date, how is it distributed in terms of country income groups and world regions, how has it changed over time, and what international collaboration dynamics exist.

Methods

A comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the global scientific production on health inequalities, from 1966 to 2015, was conducted using Scopus database. The historical and global evolution

SUBMITTER: Cash-Gibson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5792017 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature