Descriptor in English: | Risk Factors |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Factores de Riesgo |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Fatores de Risco |
Descriptor in French: | Facteurs de risque |
Entry term(s): |
Factor, Risk Factors, Risk Population at Risk Populations at Risk Risk Factor Risk, Population at Risk, Populations at |
Tree 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 SP4.102.072.092.693.334.920 SP5.001.037.068 SP8.473.327.167 |
Scope note: | An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent. |
Annotation: | human & animal; an epidemiologic concept for risk factors in disease, surgery, etc.: do not confuse with RISK, a statistical concept & aspect of probability; coordinate NIM with specific disease or other concept; specify geographic term if pertinent |
History Note: | 1988; for POPULATION AT RISK use POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS 1983-2016 |
See also the descriptors: |
Organs at Risk
MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 28612 |
Descriptor UI: | D012307 |
Date Established: | 1988/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1987/05/01 |
Revision Date: | 2016/07/05 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Investigative Techniques [E05]Investigative Techniques -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Disasters [SP8]Disasters
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Risk Factors
- Preferred
Population at Risk
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0019129 |
Scope note | An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent. |
Preferred term | Risk Factors |
Entry term(s) |
Factor, Risk Factors, Risk Risk Factor |
Concept UI |
M0017295 |
Preferred term | Population at Risk |
Entry term(s) |
Populations at Risk Risk, Population at Risk, Populations at |
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