Risk

"Risk" 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.

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The probability that an event will occur. It encompasses a variety of measures of the probability of a generally unfavorable outcome.

Descriptor ID	D012306
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.740.600.800 G17.680.750 N05.715.360.750.625.700 N06.850.520.830.600.800
Concept/Terms	Risk Risk Risks Relative Risk Relative Risk Relative Risks Risk, Relative Risks, Relative

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Risk".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Statistics as Topic [E05.318.740]
Probability [E05.318.740.600]
Risk [E05.318.740.600.800]
Biological Sciences [G]
Mathematical Concepts [G17]
Probability [G17.680]
Risk [G17.680.750]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Statistics as Topic [N05.715.360.750]
Probability [N05.715.360.750.625]
Risk [N05.715.360.750.625.700]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Statistics as Topic [N06.850.520.830]
Probability [N06.850.520.830.600]
Risk [N06.850.520.830.600.800]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Risk".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Risk".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Risk" by people in this website by year, and whether "Risk" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 115 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2010 and 2013

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	5	5
2003	0	9	9
2004	0	5	5
2005	0	5	5
2006	0	5	5
2007	0	7	7
2008	0	10	10
2009	0	8	8
2010	0	13	13
2011	0	10	10
2012	1	11	12
2013	0	13	13
2014	0	2	2
2015	0	5	5
2016	0	2	2
2017	0	2	2
2019	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Risk" by people in Profiles.

Jutkowitz E, Halladay C, McGeary J, O'Toole T, Rudolph JL. Homeless Veterans in Nursing Homes: Care for Complex Medical, Substance Use, and Social Needs. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 08; 67(8):1707-1712.

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Manson JE, Aragaki AK, Rossouw JE, Anderson GL, Prentice RL, LaCroix AZ, Chlebowski RT, Howard BV, Thomson CA, Margolis KL, Lewis CE, Stefanick ML, Jackson RD, Johnson KC, Martin LW, Shumaker SA, Espeland MA, Wactawski-Wende J. Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Long-term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: The Women's Health Initiative Randomized Trials. JAMA. 2017 09 12; 318(10):927-938.

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Hinds N, Borah A, Yoo EJ. Outcomes of nighttime refusal of admission to the intensive care unit: The role of the intensivist in triage. J Crit Care. 2017 06; 39:214-219.

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Thorlund K, Sun-Edelstein C, Druyts E, Kanters S, Ebrahim S, Bhambri R, Ramos E, Mills EJ, Lanteri-Minet M, Tepper S. Risk of medication overuse headache across classes of treatments for acute migraine. J Headache Pain. 2016 Dec; 17(1):107.

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Nelson BB, Coller RJ, Saenz AA, Chung PJ, Kaplan A, Lerner CF, Klitzner TS. How Avoidable are Hospitalizations for Children With Medical Complexity? Understanding Parent Perspectives. Acad Pediatr. 2016 Aug; 16(6):579-86.

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Espeland MA, Brinton RD, Hugenschmidt C, Manson JE, Craft S, Yaffe K, Weitlauf J, Vaughan L, Johnson KC, Padula CB, Jackson RD, Resnick SM. Impact of Type 2 Diabetes and Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy on Incidence of Cognitive Impairment in Older Women. Diabetes Care. 2015 Dec; 38(12):2316-24.

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Winters B, Plymate S, Zeliadt SB, Holt S, Zhang X, Hu E, Lin DW, Morrissey C, Wooldridge B, Gore JL, Porter MP, Wright JL. Metformin effects on biochemical recurrence and metabolic signaling in the prostate. Prostate. 2015 Nov; 75(15):1694-703.

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Chung PJ, Carter TI, Burack JH, Tam S, Alfonso A, Sugiyama G. Predicting the risk of death following coronary artery bypass graft made simple: a retrospective study using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Apr 29; 10:62.

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Applegate KE, Brent RL, Sutlief SG. Radiation protection in medicine (program area committee 4) session Q&A. Health Phys. 2015 Feb; 108(2):275-6.

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Dudovitz RN, McCoy K, Chung PJ. At-school substance use as a marker for serious health risks. Acad Pediatr. 2015 Jan-Feb; 15(1):41-6.

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