"Risk Factors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.
| Descriptor ID |
D012307
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.600.800.725 N05.715.350.200.700 N05.715.360.750.625.700.700 N06.850.490.625.750 N06.850.520.830.600.800.725
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| Concept/Terms |
Risk Factors- Risk Factors
- Factor, Risk
- Factors, Risk
- Risk Factor
Population at Risk- Population at Risk
- Risk, Population at
- Populations at Risk
- Risk, Populations at
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Risk Factors" by people in this website by year, and whether "Risk Factors" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 1997 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 1998 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 1999 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2000 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2001 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2002 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2003 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2004 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2005 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2006 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 2007 | 0 | 43 | 43 |
| 2008 | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| 2009 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| 2010 | 0 | 81 | 81 |
| 2011 | 0 | 65 | 65 |
| 2012 | 0 | 80 | 80 |
| 2013 | 0 | 90 | 90 |
| 2014 | 0 | 68 | 68 |
| 2015 | 0 | 92 | 92 |
| 2016 | 0 | 115 | 115 |
| 2017 | 0 | 99 | 99 |
| 2018 | 0 | 106 | 106 |
| 2019 | 0 | 118 | 118 |
| 2020 | 0 | 102 | 102 |
| 2021 | 0 | 87 | 87 |
| 2022 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2023 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2024 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2025 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2026 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk Factors" by people in Profiles.
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The Weekend Effect on Outcomes for Type A Aortic Dissection Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis. Interdiscip Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2026 Mar 12; 41(3).
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Mechanical circulatory assist devices stroke subtype classification: a novel stroke classification system in patients with ventricular assist devices. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2026 May; 35(5):108605.
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Disease Outcomes After Segmental Resection of Colonic Crohn's Disease: A Retrospective Multicenter Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2026 Mar 01; 32(3):468-473.
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Social Determinants of Health and Pediatric Long COVID in the US. JAMA Pediatr. 2026 Mar 01; 180(3):275-287.
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Unmet Needs and Challenges in Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Feb 12; 27(4).
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Using Alcohol and Sleep Sensors to Understand Blackout Risk in Young Adults' Natural Settings (The Lights Out Study): Protocol for an Intensive Longitudinal Pilot Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Jan 21; 15:e83980.
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Significance and Implications of Prostate Cancer: Critical Overview for Future Directions in Africa. Cancer Invest. 2026 Mar; 44(3):328-349.
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Procedural Complexity and Bleeding Risk in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2026 Mar 15; 263:43-52.
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A Population-Based Assessment of Cancer Risk in Children With VACTERL. Am J Med Genet A. 2026 May; 200(5):1004-1011.
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Early gastrostomy is associated with more efficient healthcare resource utilization in nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage patients. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2026 Feb; 35(2):108536.