Risk Assessment

"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.

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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
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
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 Risks and Benefits Risks and Benefits Benefits and Risks 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

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

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]
Risk Assessment [E05.318.740.600.800.715]
Health Care [N]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Organization and Administration [N04.452]
Risk Management [N04.452.871]
Risk Assessment [N04.452.871.715]
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]
Risk Assessment [N05.715.360.750.625.700.690]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Measurements [N06.850.505]
Risk Assessment [N06.850.505.715]
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]
Risk Assessment [N06.850.520.830.600.800.715]

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

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

Risk Assessment
Adverse Outcome Pathways
Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis

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Bar chart showing 743 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 57 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
1997	0	2	2
1998	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	0	6	6
2003	4	15	19
2004	3	20	23
2005	3	25	28
2006	1	14	15
2007	3	30	33
2008	2	37	39
2009	0	34	34
2010	0	33	33
2011	3	42	45
2012	3	29	32
2013	3	28	31
2014	6	31	37
2015	3	39	42
2016	11	36	47
2017	4	43	47
2018	7	40	47
2019	5	52	57
2020	1	34	35
2021	4	24	28
2022	0	6	6
2023	0	13	13
2024	0	22	22
2025	0	19	19

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

Warren J, Ball J, Dawson L, Nehme E, Mahony E, Nanayakkara S, Chew DP, Kaye DM, Taylor A, Nehme Z, Stub D. Incidence and Predictors of Referral for Coronary Angiography and Revascularization in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Oct; 106(4):2713-2723.

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Heard JR, Pagano I, Rosser C, Tan WS. Hematuria Cancer Risk Score in Combination With Oncuria-Detect for Patients Undergoing Evaluation for Hematuria. Urology. 2026 Jan; 207:178-183.

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Choi H, Han K, Jung JH, De Soyza A, Kim H, Shin DW, Lee H. Impact of rheumatoid arthritis, seropositivity and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs on mortality risk in bronchiectasis. Ther Adv Respir Dis. 2025 Jan-Dec; 19:17534666251360071.

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Cho HJ, Kim MH, Ko KJ, Jun KW, Han KD, Hwang JK. Development and validation of a risk prediction model for abdominal aortic aneurysm: a nationwide population-based cohort study. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 21; 15(1):26417.

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Aragaki AK, Manson JE, LeBlanc ES, Chlebowski RT, Tinker LF, Allison MA, Haring B, Odegaard AO, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Saquib N, Masaki K, Harris HR, Jager LR, Bea JW, Wactawski-Wende J, Anderson GL. Development and Validation of Body Mass Index-Specific Waist Circumference Thresholds in Postmenopausal Women : A Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2025 Aug; 178(8):1073-1084.

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Travieso A, Nuche J, Tirado-Conte G, Cheema AN, Tamargo M, Muntan?-Carol G, Asmarats L, Becerra-Mu?oz VM, Valle RD, Rivero F, Sanmart?n Pena JC, Cord?n CF, Mart?nez-Selles M, Mu?oz-Garc?a AJ, Lopez D, Alonso-Briales JH, Gonzalo N, Alfonso F, Arzamendi D, Gomez-Hospital JA, Rod?s-Cabau J, Nombela-Franco L. Pacemaker Risk Stratification in Patients With Pre-existing Right Bundle Branch Block Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Can J Cardiol. 2025 Nov; 41(11):2162-2170.

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Huang Z, Cheng XQ, Liu K, Xiong L, Bi XJ, Deng YB. A simplified approach for prediction of stroke risk in asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis. Acta Radiol. 2025 Oct; 66(10):1085-1093.

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Huang Z, Cheng XQ, Lu RR, Liu YN, Bi XJ, Deng YB. Correlation of plaque vulnerability stratified by Carotid Plaque-Reporting and Data System with outcomes of endarterectomy vs stenting. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Oct; 82(4):1299-1310.e2.

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Panda BP, Parida SP, Pradhan A, Mohanta YK, Parthipan P, Narayan M, Sarma H. Identifying ecological risk zones using spatial prioritization of heavy metal pollution and bioaccumulation in birds. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2025 Apr; 32(18):11727-11748.

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Reddy RK, Schumacher KR, Ghanayem NS, Zhang W, Mikesell K, Alten JA, Bailly DK, Bertrandt RA, Blinder JJ, Buckley JR, Chan T, Chanani NK, DeWitt AG, Diddle JW, Gauntt J, Harmon WG, Jacobs JP, Kelly RB, Lin JI, Lion RP, Raymond TT, Riley CM, Schwartz SM, Shin AY, Simsic JM, Sinha A, Smith AH, Tabbutt S, Werho DK, Zaccagni HJ, Costello JM. Unplanned reinterventions after congenital cardiac surgery and hospital mortality: A report from the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 Nov; 170(5):1234-1241.e8.

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