The phrase "a population defined by" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a specific group of individuals characterized by certain traits or criteria.
Example: "The study focused on a population defined by their socioeconomic status and educational background."
Alternatives: "a population characterized by" or "a population identified by".
But that is different than saying we're going to deliver a drug to a population defined by race.
David Tuller replies: The article asked whether findings among a population defined by one set of criteria would apply to populations defined by "very different criteria".
Thus, conclusions about the study need to be carefully drawn and limited to a population defined by these characteristics.
To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate specifically and prospectively the risk factors for AOF in a population defined by a therapeutic intervention.
32 From an assessment perspective, some national or nationally representative patient registries can be defined as observational studies collecting "uniform data, to evaluate specified outcomes for a population defined by a particular disease, condition, or exposure".
The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) in the US has defined patient registries as an organized system that uses observational study methods to collect uniform data (clinical and other) to evaluate specified outcomes for a population defined by a particular disease, condition, or exposure, and that serves a predetermined scientific, clinical, or policy purpose(s) [ 28].
The model predicts the distribution of eye locations as a function of vehicle interior layout for a soldier population defined by the gender ratio (fraction male) and the distribution of body dimensions within each gender.
Hence, CSCs do not exist as a unique population defined by discrete molecular properties, but rather together with their differentiated progeny constitute a self-reproducing "stem cell system" where the cellular composition is regulated by interconversion of various differentiation states [9].
Each diagnostic group was taken to be representative of a distinct population defined by the criteria outlined above.
Selectivity or forgetfulness is avoided in schemes offering systematic screening – when a target population, defined by age, is contacted at defined intervals [ 26, 27].
A population-based cohort was defined as "any well-defined population defined by geographic boundaries, membership or occupation"[ 19].
