"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 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2001 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2002 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2003 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2004 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2005 | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| 2006 | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| 2007 | 1 | 23 | 24 |
| 2008 | 3 | 29 | 32 |
| 2009 | 1 | 38 | 39 |
| 2010 | 5 | 30 | 35 |
| 2011 | 6 | 41 | 47 |
| 2012 | 3 | 42 | 45 |
| 2013 | 8 | 42 | 50 |
| 2014 | 8 | 33 | 41 |
| 2015 | 8 | 54 | 62 |
| 2016 | 3 | 44 | 47 |
| 2017 | 17 | 32 | 49 |
| 2018 | 3 | 27 | 30 |
| 2019 | 8 | 39 | 47 |
| 2020 | 10 | 57 | 67 |
| 2021 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2026 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk Assessment" by people in Profiles.
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Heuriskance: a novel paradigm for systematic earlier detection of sporadic pancreatic cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2026 Aug 01; 118(8):1353-1363.
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Cardiovascular and Kidney Events Associated with Visit-to-Visit Blood Pressure Variability among Young Adults with Hypertension. Am J Hypertens. 2026 Aug 01; 39(8):988-996.
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Utility of Risk Scores for Predicting Stroke and Intracranial Bleeding Across Levels of Kidney Function in Two Large Community-Based Cohorts of Older Adults With Atrial Fibrillation. Am J Kidney Dis. 2026 Sep; 88(3):341-355.
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Colorectal Cancer and Mortality Risk Among Older Adults With vs Without Adenoma on Prior Colonoscopy. JAMA. 2026 05 05; 335(17):1499-1506.
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Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Among Multiracial Asian and Pacific Islander Adults With Diabetes: Evidence From Electronic Health Records. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 May 05; 15(9):e043657.
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Novel amino acid and fatty acid signatures linked to type 2 diabetes risk after gestational diabetes mellitus. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2026 Apr 03; 25(1).
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Specific Deficiency of Na?ve CD4+ T Lymphocytes Characterizes Heart Failure and Heightens Mortality Risk in the HRS. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Mar 17; 15(6):e042475.
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Risk-based guidance for choosing fecal immunochemical test or colonoscopy in colorectal cancer screening: a modeling study. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 03 05; 195(3):832-840.
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Clinical risk prediction models for worsening heart failure events and all-cause mortality in adults with mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease. ESC Heart Fail. 2026 Feb 03; 13(1).
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PREVENT Equation Performance in Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Groups. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 02 02; 9(2):e2556915.