The phrase "are vulnerable to developing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a susceptibility or likelihood of experiencing a particular condition or issue.
Example: "Children are vulnerable to developing allergies if they are exposed to certain environmental factors."
Alternatives: "are at risk of developing" or "are prone to developing".
Those with a weakened immune system or who are already hospitalised are vulnerable to developing the condition.
Children taking these medications can quickly become obese and are vulnerable to developing diabetes, hypertension and other disorders related to obesity.
Unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) are a group who are vulnerable to developing posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS).
Nevertheless, since these patients require immunosuppressive therapy, they are vulnerable to developing postoperative infections.
Children, young people and adults with IDD are vulnerable to developing mental ill health and face health inequalities [ 3, 4].
42 44 Furthermore, previous research has stated that women are vulnerable to developing and sustaining musculoskeletal pain conditions.
Differences between boys and girls seem to arise during puberty, and particularly adolescent girls are vulnerable to develop a clinical depression [ 27] and often show subclinical depressive and anxiety symptoms [ 28].
ATD results in impaired memory, but affects mood only in subjects that are vulnerable to develop depression (Riedel et al. 1999; Riedel et al. 2002; Booij and Van der Does 2007).
An implication of the present study is that significant numbers of people who were present on 9/11 could be vulnerable to developing chronic diseases many years later.
And the question of physical activity ignores the lack of nutritional value offered by these drinks as well as their negative impact on oral health and those who may be vulnerable to developing type 2 diabetes.
Physicians may be vulnerable to developing depressive symptoms because of their everyday exposure to patient suffering, disease, death, emergency and unreasonable patient demands [ 34, 43, 44].
