"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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| 1995 | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| 1996 | 0 | 51 | 51 |
| 1997 | 0 | 65 | 65 |
| 1998 | 0 | 63 | 63 |
| 1999 | 0 | 75 | 75 |
| 2000 | 0 | 86 | 86 |
| 2001 | 0 | 109 | 109 |
| 2002 | 0 | 108 | 108 |
| 2003 | 1 | 131 | 132 |
| 2004 | 0 | 159 | 159 |
| 2005 | 0 | 172 | 172 |
| 2006 | 0 | 170 | 170 |
| 2007 | 0 | 193 | 193 |
| 2008 | 0 | 213 | 213 |
| 2009 | 0 | 198 | 198 |
| 2010 | 0 | 250 | 250 |
| 2011 | 0 | 325 | 325 |
| 2012 | 0 | 320 | 320 |
| 2013 | 1 | 383 | 384 |
| 2014 | 0 | 365 | 365 |
| 2015 | 0 | 384 | 384 |
| 2016 | 0 | 388 | 388 |
| 2017 | 0 | 435 | 435 |
| 2018 | 0 | 412 | 412 |
| 2019 | 0 | 408 | 408 |
| 2020 | 0 | 404 | 404 |
| 2021 | 1 | 319 | 320 |
| 2022 | 0 | 267 | 267 |
| 2023 | 0 | 263 | 263 |
| 2024 | 0 | 288 | 288 |
| 2025 | 0 | 99 | 99 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Survival to Hospital Discharge in the Fetus With Moderate to Severe Mitral Regurgitation Either in Isolation or in Combination With Aortic Valve Stenosis or Atresia, a Fetal Heart Society Collaborative Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Aug 05; 14(15):e041677.
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Development and validation of a novel clinical risk score to predict hypoxaemia in children with pneumonia using the WHO PREPARE dataset. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Jul 07; 10(7).
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Epidemiology of intestinal parasite infections and multiparasitism and their impact on growth and hemoglobin levels during childhood in tropical Ecuador: A longitudinal study using molecular detection methods. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Jun; 19(6):e0013004.
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The long-term impact of mild COVID-19 on cardiovascular disease and mortality in patients on hemodialysis: a post-Omicron era retrospective observational study. Ren Fail. 2025 Dec; 47(1):2512053.
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Genome-Wide Association Studies of Down Syndrome Associated Congenital Heart Defects Suggests a Genetically Heterogeneous Risk for CHD in DS. Genet Epidemiol. 2025 Jun; 49(4):e70010.
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Contributions of cancer treatment and genetic predisposition to risk of subsequent neoplasms in long-term survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the St Jude Lifetime Cohort and the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Lancet Oncol. 2025 Jun; 26(6):806-816.
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Intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator and deoxyribonuclease in complex pleural effusion and empyema, clinical outcomes, and predictors. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2025 Jan-Dec; 19:17534666251343711.
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PREGNANCY DISORDERS AND MATERNAL CONSEQUENCES: Maternal pre-pregnancy risks and postpartum consequences of gestational diabetes. Reproduction. 2025 Jun 01; 169(6).
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Lipoprotein(a) and Heart Failure Among Black and White Participants in Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, Framingham Offspring Study, and Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis: The Pooling Project. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jun 03; 14(11):e038608.
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The Joint Association of Diet Quality and Sleep Regularity with Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Nutrients. 2025 May 22; 17(11).