Sentences with phrase «risk subpopulations»

Additionally, identifying at - risk subpopulations within these areas and understanding what drives that risk is crucial.

«Greater effort to track concussions using large - scale epidemiological data are needed to identify high - risk subpopulations and monitor prevention efforts,» the researchers wrote.

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The data would be especially of value to scientists studying distinct subpopulations with unique health risks.

This database will serve as a basis for a future larger study to identify susceptible subpopulations at higher risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes.

An increase in this particular HDL subpopulation is meaningful, Kris - Etherton explained, because the particles have been shown to decrease overall risk of cardiovascular disease.

Existing literature on infectious disease policy, ethics, and law, outside the context of genomics, describes the potential for stigmatization of individuals or subpopulations, the challenge of balancing individual interests and protections (for example, privacy, autonomy, freedom of movement) against risks of harm to others and to public health, issues of justice, and employer or health professional obligations [27], [28].

Stem cell transplants (SCT) can elicit long - term disease free survival, but this treatment presents risks for the largest subpopulation of AML patients, the elderly.

Instead, for this «at risk» subpopulation, familiarity with the internet, actively looking for a partner, and knowing someone who has used internet dating are strong proximate determinants of internet dating.

«Can we identify a constellation of risk factors around a particular or a specific subpopulation of study participants that might represent a significant advance we can make quickly?

This work has recently been extended by the adoption of a public health model for the delivery of parenting support with parents of younger children.9, 11,40 Various epidemiological surveys show that most parents concerned about their children's behaviour or adjustment do not receive professional assistance for these problems, and when they do, they typically consult family doctors or teachers who rarely have specialized training in parent consultation skills.10 Most of the family - based programmes targeting adolescents are only available to selective subpopulations of adolescents (those who have identified risk factors) and / or indicated subgroups of youth (those who already possess negative symptoms or detectable problems).