A public-health policy cites a scientific study as the basis for a threshold. If the study is withdrawn, the policy must be revised. The citation is not ornamental; it is a structural commitment. Test it by removing the source and rewriting the policy. If the threshold can remain unchanged without further explanation, the citation was not binding.
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