title: Sociological concepts in the etiology of chronic disease: the case of ischemic heart disease.
abstract: This paper first gives a selective and critical review of conventional sociological variables included into epidemiologic and clinical studies of ischemic heart disease (IHD). In a second section, links between social and biological processes are discussed, and a conceptual sociological approach is developed which relates critical experiences of active distress to impaired long-term control of social status. This approach is elaborated to some extent in order to illustrate possible avenues of future research which strengthen cross-fertilization between medical and social sciences.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support; D012962:Sociology, Medical; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications