Friis R, Yngve A, Persson V
Department of Health Science, California State University, Long Beach, USA.
Scand J Soc Med. 1998 Sep;26(3):173-80. doi: 10.1177/14034948980260030601.
The phenomenon of world-wide immigration and migration has major implications for the health of the migrants in addition to its impact upon social and other service providers. Studies of migrants that utilize social epidemiologic methods fall within the traditional boundaries of descriptive and analytic approaches; this article reviews some of the studies that exemplify these approaches. It then suggests specific methodological issues and cautions pertaining to research on migrants and provides a theoretical model for organizing the diverse research studies that have been conducted. By stimulating discussion regarding social epidemiologic research on migrants' health, this model is intended to serve as a compass point for future research and needed interventions.
全球移民现象不仅对社会及其他服务提供者产生影响，还对移民的健康有着重大意义。运用社会流行病学方法对移民进行的研究属于描述性和分析性方法的传统范畴；本文回顾了一些体现这些方法的研究。然后提出了与移民研究相关的具体方法问题及注意事项，并提供了一个理论模型，用于组织已开展的各类研究。通过激发关于移民健康的社会流行病学研究的讨论，该模型旨在为未来研究和所需干预措施指明方向。
