"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, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic 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
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1995 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1996 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 1997 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 1998 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1999 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2000 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2001 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2002 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| 2003 | 0 | 62 | 62 |
| 2004 | 0 | 69 | 69 |
| 2005 | 0 | 93 | 93 |
| 2006 | 0 | 83 | 83 |
| 2007 | 1 | 71 | 72 |
| 2008 | 0 | 111 | 111 |
| 2009 | 0 | 127 | 127 |
| 2010 | 0 | 133 | 133 |
| 2011 | 0 | 154 | 154 |
| 2012 | 0 | 161 | 161 |
| 2013 | 0 | 181 | 181 |
| 2014 | 0 | 191 | 191 |
| 2015 | 0 | 179 | 179 |
| 2016 | 0 | 210 | 210 |
| 2017 | 0 | 236 | 236 |
| 2018 | 0 | 183 | 183 |
| 2019 | 0 | 159 | 159 |
| 2020 | 1 | 128 | 129 |
| 2021 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| 2022 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| 2023 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| 2024 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
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