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A reference population is theoretically a “normal population” with which any other population suspected to be exposed to genotoxic or other unwarranted environmental factors can be compared for the evaluation of health hazards.
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Nordén, Å., Pero, R.W. (1984). A Reference Population: For the Evaluation of Natural Occurring Interindividual Variation in the Response to Genotoxic Agents. In: de Serres, F.J., Pero, R.W. (eds) Individual Susceptibility to Genotoxic Agents in the Human Population. Environmental Science Research, vol 30. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2765-3_29
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