Preferred Label : Special Population;
NCIt related terms : special populations;
NCIt definition : The term special populations refers to those population segments that may experience,
or are known to experience, high cancer rates and/or are underserved in terms of cancer
prevention and control programs. Special populations include geographically isolated
and other medically underserved populations, blue-collar groups, the elderly, lower-income
groups, Alaskan natives, American Indians, Hispanics, Asian- Americans, Blacks, native
Hawaiians, and American Samoans.;
Alternative definition : CDISC-GLOSS: Subsets of study populations of particular interest included in clinical
trials to ensure that their specific characteristics are considered in interpretation
of data (e.g., geriatric). [FDA];
Origin ID : C18101;
UMLS CUI : C0597010;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
