A few years following that review, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) carried out a critical synthesis subsuming the salient population-based literature in this field, leading to the formal adoption of a statement, Occupational Contribution to the Burden of Airway Disease [ 11].
We further distinguished the subset specifically using a 'peer support worker' defined as someone who 'shares salient target population similarities (e.g. age, ethnicity, health concern, or stressor) and possesses specific knowledge that is concrete, pragmatic and derived from personal experience rather than formal training' [ 24].
A subset of lay health workers are 'peer support workers' which Dale defines as: '… a source of support, internal to a community, who share salient target population similarities (e.g. age, ethnicity, health concern, or stressor) and possess specific knowledge that is concrete, pragmatic and derived from personal experience rather than formal training'[ 9].
Similarly, studies examining the impact of the plethora of FTC and DOJ enforcement actions against physicians would be helpful to understand whether these prosecutions have ultimately benefited the salient patient populations.
The findings highlight areas where VA decision makers may act to enhance access to care that is available to OEF-OIF returnees by targeting distance and wait time barriers that are particularly salient among this population.
This is particularly salient for incarcerated populations who face continual, multi-level stigma long after they are released, which affects their ability to reintegrate into the community and access multiple systems of support.
For exposure to prion disease to shape PRNP allele frequency in susceptible populations, salient parameters will be the presence of a disease-related physiological deficit at the age when mating partners are selected, and exposure at an endemic level.
Understanding each patient's unique perspective, context and wishes is particularly salient for underserved populations whose socio-cultural contexts may differ substantially from those of their clinicians [ 19].
A survey questionnaire was used to capture demographic information of the study populations, salient details of any previous bat exposure, and self-reported vaccination history among respondents sampled.
