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AT-RISK POPULATION [2 records]

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Record 1 2017-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidemiology
DEF

[A group of] people who are susceptible to a given disease ...

CONT

For instance, occupational injuries occur only among working people, so the population at risk is the workforce; in some countries brucellosis occurs only among people handling infected animals, so the population at risk consists of those working on farms and in slaughterhouses.

OBS

Although they partly overlap, vulnerable populations are different from populations at risk ... The former are defined by shared social characteristics, whereas the latter are characterized by a homogeneously high level of exposure to a single risk factor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épidémiologie
DEF

[Ensemble des] gens qui sont susceptibles de contracter une maladie donnée [...]

CONT

Par exemple, les accidents du travail ne concernent que les gens qui travaillent, de sorte que la population à risque est constituée par la population active; dans certains pays, la brucellose ne s'observe que chez les personnes en contact avec des animaux infectés, de sorte que la population à risque est dans ce cas constituée par les employés des exploitations agricoles et des abattoirs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidemiología
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Record 2 2017-10-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection of Life
  • Criminology
CONT

At-risk populations — Individuals who are exposed to multiple risk factors that increase the likelihood that those individuals will commit delinquent or criminal acts ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Criminologie
CONT

Populations à risque — Individus exposés à plusieurs facteurs de risque qui, par ce fait, présentent une plus grande probabilité de commettre des actes criminels ou délinquants [...]

Spanish

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