high-risk group

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high-risk group

Epidemiology A group of people in the community with a higher-than-expected risk for developing a particular disease, which may be defined on a measurable parameter–eg, an inherited genetic defect, physical attribute, lifestyle, habit, socioeconomic and/or educational feature, as well as environment

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