population at risk

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Persons who can and may develop an adverse health effect and who are potentially exposed to a substance under study. People already having chronic disease are excluded from the population at risk in studies of the incidence of the adverse effect.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. (Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1287 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'population at risk' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15992 RIS BibTex EndNote
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