The phrase "a very specific population" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a distinct group of individuals with particular characteristics or needs.
Example: "The study focused on a very specific population of elderly individuals living in urban areas."
Alternatives: "a particular demographic" or "a distinct group".
This is a very specific population and probably not representative of children with migraine in the general population.
That's a much harder conversation to have". Bidwell and Barbulescu acknowledge that their research is based on a very specific population -- highly skilled, highly paid, competitive MBA graduates -- and they suggest several areas for future research.
A second limitation of this study is the calculation of ranges based on a very specific population.
In post hoc analyses, we checked the impact of 2 individual studies with specific characteristics on the overall estimated effect on FMD; we excluded the study by Grassi et al. [41] because it had with 4 study arms a disproportionally large weight, and the study by Ardalan et al. [40] because it included renal transplant recipients representing a very specific population.
Both were single center and one of them was performed in transplant patients [ 24], a very specific population.
This study consisted of a very specific population: each individual had a proven renal disease, 37% of whom were on renal replacement therapy.
"A lot of my clients belong to this very specific population of being very low income, where if they lost their house, they would truly be at the very bottom of the poverty level and they could not afford to rent," Jennifer said.
IWS was occasionally observed in this very specific population of mechanically ventilated, critically ill ICU patients.
This study is limited by its observational design and the very specific population derived from the ABC register.
First, to draw comparisons between studies of different populations and regions, it is important to emphasize the use of standardized measures of socio-psychological factors and to place adequate focus on very specific population groups in any future studies.
The problem with this scoring system is that it only measures risk in a very specific patient population – one that was quite unwell and immobile.
