Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Risk Factors

An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

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An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

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18 entry terms
  • Factor, Risk
  • Risk Factor
  • Health Correlates
  • Population at Risk
  • Populations at Risk
  • Risk Factor Scores
  • Risk Scores
  • Social Risk Factors
  • Correlates, Health
  • Factor, Social Risk
  • Factors, Social Risk
  • Risk Factor Score
  • Risk Factor, Social
  • Risk Factors, Social
  • Risk Score
  • Score, Risk
  • Score, Risk Factor
  • Social Risk Factor

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Indexing Annotation

human and animal; an epidemiologic concept for risk factors in disease, surgery, etc.: do not confuse with RISK, a statistical concept & aspect of probability; coordinate with specific disease or other concept; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH is available

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History Note

1988; for POPULATION AT RISK use POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS 1983-2016

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Previous Indexing

  • Risk (1975-1987)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Risk Factors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012307. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012307
  2. Risk Factors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_factor
  3. Risk Factors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1475848