at-risk population
collocation in Englishmeaningsofat-riskandpopulation
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at-risk
adjective[before noun]
uk/ətˈrɪsk/us/ətˈrɪsk/
in danger of being harmed or damaged, or ...
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population
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
all the people living in a particular country, area, ...
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Selected at-risk populations have been screened during specially funded studies.
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We also argue that developmental researchers who incorporate measures of salivary cortisol into their studies of at-risk populations need to be aware of the hypocortisolism phenomenon.
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Studies of at-risk populations, such as the offspring or young siblings of affected individuals, would be uniquely able to identify trait vulnerability markers for an illness.
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This suggests that research seeking to identify factors that promote resilience in this and other at-risk populations should attempt to link specific processes with specific domains of development.
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Subsequent work with at-risk populations of infants and toddlers identified a further category of insecurity in which children appeared not to exhibit an "organized" strategy, whether secure, avoidant, or dependent.
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Only the original survival lottery can, through consent of theat-riskpopulation, partially mitigate the claim that their interests in life are thereby violated.
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The success of the program demonstrated the efficacy of voluntary screening of an identifiableat-riskpopulation.
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Then in 2010, devastating floods struck some of the camps for these internally displaced persons, making anat-riskpopulationeven more vulnerable.
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Hunters are also anat-riskpopulationdue to their contact and consumption of wild game, including bear.
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Anotherat-riskpopulationare those individuals on any sort of long-term antibiotic therapy, as this can diminish the population of normal gut flora.
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Therefore, our findings cannot be generalized to more at-risk populations, where associations between all insecure attachment classifications and behavior problems are likely to be stronger.
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On the one hand, the long history of research with other at-risk populations may aid in understanding the developmental outcomes of internationally adopted children.
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The recognition of regional brain vulnerability allows for targeted assessments of and interventions in at-risk populations.
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This has important implications for the understanding of psychopathological outcomes in at-risk populations.
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However, as noted earlier, the disorganized/disoriented type of attachment seems particularly relevant to at-risk populations.
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This underscores the fact that hip protectors are particularly efficient in frail, at-risk populations.
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Other studies show the effectiveness of moderate center-based exercise, group activities, and targeting specific at-risk populations.
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Finally, in the last section, we relate these issues to developmental psychopathology in general and the study of at-risk populations in particular.
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