"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 | 25 | 25 |
| 1997 | 0 | 41 | 41 |
| 1998 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| 1999 | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| 2000 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| 2001 | 0 | 63 | 63 |
| 2002 | 0 | 83 | 83 |
| 2003 | 0 | 76 | 76 |
| 2004 | 0 | 69 | 69 |
| 2005 | 0 | 110 | 110 |
| 2006 | 0 | 123 | 123 |
| 2007 | 0 | 129 | 129 |
| 2008 | 0 | 164 | 164 |
| 2009 | 1 | 128 | 129 |
| 2010 | 1 | 163 | 164 |
| 2011 | 0 | 187 | 187 |
| 2012 | 0 | 184 | 184 |
| 2013 | 0 | 196 | 196 |
| 2014 | 0 | 228 | 228 |
| 2015 | 0 | 244 | 244 |
| 2016 | 0 | 196 | 196 |
| 2017 | 0 | 248 | 248 |
| 2018 | 1 | 271 | 272 |
| 2019 | 0 | 250 | 250 |
| 2020 | 1 | 252 | 253 |
| 2021 | 0 | 214 | 214 |
| 2022 | 0 | 129 | 129 |
| 2023 | 0 | 141 | 141 |
| 2024 | 0 | 200 | 200 |
| 2025 | 0 | 97 | 97 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Treatment of Hypothyroidism That Contains Liothyronine is Associated With Reduced Risk of Dementia and Mortality. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Jan 21; 111(2):561-571.
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Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Distant Recurrence Risk and Ribociclib Treatment Effect in HR+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer Using Real-World and NATALEE Data. Clin Cancer Res. 2026 Jan 16; 32(2):428-437.
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Intracerebral haemorrhage laterality and associations with mood and pain: a MISTIE III substudy. Stroke Vasc Neurol. 2025 Dec 23; 10(6):734-742.
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Pathogenic Variants, Family History, and Cumulative Risk of Breast Cancer in US Women. JAMA Oncol. 2025 Dec 01; 11(12):1458-1469.
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Physical activity levels may impact on the risk of premature mortality in people with epilepsy. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 07; 16(1):9837.
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A Retrospective Study of Ultramassive Transfusion in Trauma Patients: Is There a Value After Which Additional Transfusions Are Futile? Anesth Analg. 2025 Nov 01; 141(5):1126-1136.
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Association between ultra-processed food consumption and lung cancer risk: a population-based cohort study. Thorax. 2025 Oct 15; 80(11):810-818.
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Optimizing contrast administration in pediatric cardiovascular CT: Safety and technique. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2025 Nov-Dec; 19(6):736-745.
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Ambient Fine Particulate Matter, Residential Greenness, and Childhood Cancer Risk by Trimester of Exposure in Minnesota 2000 to 2014: A Case-Control Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2025 Oct 03; 34(10):1730-1739.
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Genetics of interstitial lung diseases: a state-of-the-art review. Eur Respir J. 2025 Sep; 66(3).