"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 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1999 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2002 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2003 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2004 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2005 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2006 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2007 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2008 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2009 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2010 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2011 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2012 | 0 | 36 | 36 |
| 2013 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| 2014 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2015 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2016 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2017 | 0 | 43 | 43 |
| 2018 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| 2019 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| 2020 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2021 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2025 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk Factors" by people in Profiles.
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Comprehensive Assessment of Direct and Passive Smoking Across the Pancreatitis Spectrum. Pancreas. 2026 Jul 01; 55(6):e653-e660.
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Pericoronary adipose tissue as a biomarker of coronary atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2026 May 05; 65(5).
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Associations between dietary patterns and diabetes in patients with acute pancreatitis: a cross-sectional analysis from the DREAM study. Nutr J. 2026 Mar 27; 25(1).
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ALARA+: Summit on Radiation and Orthopedic Risks in Fluoroscopic Laboratories: Endorsed by ACC, ACVP, ASE, HRS, SCAI, SIR, SNIS, SVIN, and SVS. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2026 Jun; 37(6):108689.
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Pericoronary fat attenuation and its association with atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis compared with controls: a cross-sectional study. RMD Open. 2026 Mar 24; 12(1).
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Complications of Pancreatitis-Knowledge Gaps and Research Opportunities: A Workshop Summary. Pancreas. 2026 Mar 01; 55(3):e267-e277.
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Predicting New-onset Diabetes Following Acute Pancreatitis: The CAPS Score. Pancreas. 2026 01 01; 55(1):e70-e74.
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Cardiovascular Risk and Eye Health: A Cohort Study of the Pooled Cohort Equations and Ocular Disease Incidence. Ophthalmology. 2026 05; 133(5):645-653.
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Strabismus Increases Glaucoma Risk in California Medicare Beneficiaries. Am J Ophthalmol. 2026 Mar; 283:199-206.
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Risk factors associated with professional consequences in a cohort of black physicians. J Natl Med Assoc. 2026 Feb; 118(1):141-148.