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Epidemiologic Factors MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Epidemiologic Factors
Tree Number(s)
N05.715.350
N06.850.490
Unique ID
D015981
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015981
Annotation
IM general only; for epidemiologic factors of a disease, index only disease /‌epidemiol
Scope Note
Events, characteristics, or other definable entities that have the potential to bring about a change in a health condition or other defined outcome.
Entry Version
EPIDEMIOL FACTORS
Entry Term(s)
Determinant, Epidemiologic
Determinants, Epidemiologic
Epidemiologic Determinant
Epidemiologic Determinants
Epidemiologic Factor
Factor, Epidemiologic
Factors, Epidemiologic
Previous Indexing
Epidemiology (1966-1989)
Public MeSH Note
90
History Note
90
Date Introduced
1990/01/01
Last Updated
2008/07/08

No Qualifiers
Epidemiologic Factors Preferred
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