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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Risk Groups
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Grupos de Riesgo
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Grupos de Risco
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Synonyms English:
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At-Risk Communities
At-Risk Groups
Communities Exposed to Risk
Groups Exposed to Risk
Risk-Prone Communities
Risk-Prone Groups
Risk-Sensitive Communities
Risk-Sensitive Groups
Risk-Susceptible Communities
Risk-Susceptible Groups
Vulnerable Communities
Vulnerable Groups
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Tree Number:
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SP5.001.012.033.024.020
SP8.473.981.972.907
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Definition English:
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Vulnerable groups: a section of the population, specially infants, pregnant and lactating mothers, the elderly, the homeless, who are particularly prone to sickness and nutritional deficiencies. They are likely to suffer most in a disaster (Material V - Gunn, S.W.A. Multilingual Dictionary of Disaster Medicine and International Relief, 1990) Risk groups: groups of people to whom health care should be delivered first due to exposition to certain risks. |
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See Related English:
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Nutrition for Vulnerable Groups
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Record Number:
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16843
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Unique Identifier:
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DDCS016843
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Similar:
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DeCS
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