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Finding books and articles on health disparities research is a little more complicated than your standard health topic search, due to a lack of standardization in search terms. Here are some search terms to try in OneSearch, PubMed, and CINAHL.

Healthcare Disparities: Synonyms and Related Concepts

• Condition terms with ethnology subheading applied

• Gender equity

• Health/-care disparities

• Health/-care equity

• Health inequities

• Health/-care inequalities

• Health status disparities

• Implicit bias

• Prejudice

• Race-based medicine

• Racism

• Social determinants of health

• Social discrimination terms, e.g. Ageism and Disability discrimination

• Socio-economic determinants of health

• Socioeconomic factors

• Systemic Racism

Population Group Terms:

• Broad terms for Population Groups, e.g. Hispanic or Latino or Asian

• Disabled persons

• Health Disparate Minority and Vulnerable Populations

• Sexual and Gender Minorities, including Transgender topics

Think like a health disparities researcher. What terms would a researcher most likely use? For example, Latinx is increasingly used in health research, even if the topic isn't specific to LGBTQ+. But if the research is conducted by someone trained in Queer Studies, Anthropology, Medical Humanities, etc. they might prefer to use more specific terms, e.g. Mexican American,Ecuadoran, etc.

You can find articles with statistics and data by using search terms related to epidemiology. For example, try one of the terms below:

• Condition term with epidemiology or statistics and numerical data subheadings applied

• Epidemiologic measurement terms, such as Prevalence or Incidence

You can also try browsing the website of governmental and non-governmental organizations dedicated to improving health inequities nation- and worldwide. For example, try one of the below websites:

Also check out the following SJSU Library research guides.