Renaud M
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique. 1987;35(1):3-19.
Social epidemiology is this field of inquiry that regards the role of social and psychological factors in the aetiology of chronic diseases. In his examination of the evolution of the field, the author stresses the reconceptualization efforts that have been done in the 70's and that gave meaning to research on stress, traits or types of personalities and social support. In conclusion, this research tradition is viewed as perhaps overemphasizing the identification of risk factors while underemphasizing the explanation of the conditions under which good health is maintained.
社会流行病学是这样一个研究领域，它关注社会和心理因素在慢性病病因学中的作用。在考察该领域的发展历程时，作者强调了20世纪70年代所做的重新概念化努力，这些努力赋予了对压力、人格特质或类型以及社会支持的研究以意义。总之，这一研究传统被认为可能过度强调了风险因素的识别，而对维持良好健康状况的条件的解释则重视不足。
