"Risk Assessment" 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.
The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988)
| Descriptor ID |
D018570
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.600.800.715 N04.452.871.715 N05.715.360.750.625.700.690 N06.850.505.715 N06.850.520.830.600.800.715
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| Concept/Terms |
Risk Assessment- Risk Assessment
- Assessments, Risk
- Risk Assessments
- Health Risk Assessment
- Assessment, Health Risk
- Assessments, Health Risk
- Health Risk Assessments
- Risk Assessment, Health
- Risk Assessments, Health
- Assessment, Risk
Benefit-Risk Assessment- Benefit-Risk Assessment
- Assessment, Benefit-Risk
- Assessments, Benefit-Risk
- Benefit Risk Assessment
- Benefit-Risk Assessments
- Risk-Benefit Assessment
- Assessment, Risk-Benefit
- Assessments, Risk-Benefit
- Risk Benefit Assessment
- Risk-Benefit Assessments
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1997 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2001 | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| 2002 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2003 | 2 | 48 | 50 |
| 2004 | 3 | 56 | 59 |
| 2005 | 2 | 56 | 58 |
| 2006 | 6 | 38 | 44 |
| 2007 | 9 | 61 | 70 |
| 2008 | 1 | 81 | 82 |
| 2009 | 4 | 81 | 85 |
| 2010 | 6 | 92 | 98 |
| 2011 | 1 | 138 | 139 |
| 2012 | 6 | 118 | 124 |
| 2013 | 5 | 115 | 120 |
| 2014 | 16 | 116 | 132 |
| 2015 | 17 | 101 | 118 |
| 2016 | 13 | 132 | 145 |
| 2017 | 17 | 148 | 165 |
| 2018 | 18 | 144 | 162 |
| 2019 | 29 | 149 | 178 |
| 2020 | 19 | 146 | 165 |
| 2021 | 13 | 110 | 123 |
| 2022 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| 2023 | 0 | 53 | 53 |
| 2024 | 1 | 114 | 115 |
| 2025 | 0 | 103 | 103 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk Assessment" by people in Profiles.
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Novel risk score for predicting acute cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events after chest radiotherapy in patients with breast or lung cancer. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Mar 13; 33(4):513-525.
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Circulating Ketone Bodies and Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes and Mortality: Insights From the UK Biobank. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Mar 03; 15(5):e042582.
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Proteomic Signatures of Cardiac Dysfunction Among People With Diabetes: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Mar; 19(3):e013171.
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Long-Term Outcomes After Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implant in Patients Weighing =30 kg. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2026 Jan 12; 19(1):80-92.
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Mortality Estimation in Renal Disease (MERD Score): A Model Predicting Waitlist Mortality in Kidney Transplant Candidates. Transplant Proc. 2026 Jan-Feb; 58(1):83-93.
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Hyperoxia During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass Is Associated With Worse Clinical Outcomes: A Multi-Institutional Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Jan 06; 15(1):e045890.
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Sequential Combination of Unfavorable Histology, Followed by Clinical Stage M, Defines High-Risk Neuroblastoma: A Report from the Children's Oncology Group. Clin Cancer Res. 2026 Jan 06; 32(1):127-134.
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Liberal or Restrictive Postoperative Transfusion in Patients at High Cardiac Risk: The TOP Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 12 23; 334(24):2197-2207.
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State of the Art: Evaluation and Medical Management of Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Chest Pain: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2025 Dec 09; 152(23):e443-e466.
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Probabilistic dermal risk assessment for shallow groundwater users in agricultural settings of Saudi Arabia. Sci Rep. 2025 Nov 05; 15(1):38798.