Health Behavior

"Health Behavior" 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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Combination of HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE which underlie actions taken by individuals regarding their health.

Descriptor ID	D015438
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.488
Concept/Terms	Health Behavior Health Behavior Behavior, Health Behaviors, Health Health Behaviors

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Health Behavior [F01.145.488]

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

Bar chart showing 109 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2011

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
1997	1	0	1
2001	2	3	5
2002	2	3	5
2003	3	2	5
2004	1	1	2
2005	1	7	8
2006	1	3	4
2007	0	4	4
2008	2	4	6
2009	1	2	3
2010	2	1	3
2011	6	4	10
2012	0	2	2
2013	3	4	7
2014	2	5	7
2015	2	5	7
2016	2	7	9
2017	2	1	3
2018	1	2	3
2019	0	1	1
2020	1	2	3
2021	0	4	4
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	1	1	2

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

Robbins M, Rinaldi K, Brochu PM, Mensinger JL. Words are heavy: Weight-related terminology preferences are associated with larger-bodied people's health behaviors and beliefs. Body Image. 2025 Jun; 53:101860.

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Kobo O, Kaur G, Tamis-Holland JE, Zaman S, Bullock-Palmer RP, Tamirisa K, Gulati M, Mamas MA. Association of American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8 and mortality among US adults with and without cardiovascular disease. J Cardiol. 2025 Aug; 86(2):155-163.

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Richterman A, Aitcheson N, Durnwald C, Curley C, Short WR, Jean Louis M, Momplaisir F, Thirumurthy H. Mental Bandwidth is Associated with HIV and Viral Suppression Among Low-Income Women in Philadelphia. AIDS Behav. 2025 Feb; 29(2):556-561.

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Yuksel P, Maxwell P, Sataloff RT. An Evaluation of Voice Hygiene in High School Choir Singers. J Voice. 2025 Nov; 39(6):1561-1570.

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Jones LK, Chen N, Hassen DA, Betts MN, Klinger T, Hartzel DN, Veenstra DL, Spencer SJ, Snyder SR, Peterson JF, Schlieder V, Sturm AC, Gidding SS, Williams MS, Hao J. Impact of a Population Genomic Screening Program on Health Behaviors Related to Familial Hypercholesterolemia Risk Reduction. Circ Genom Precis Med. 2022 10; 15(5):e003549.

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Maqsood S, Iqbal S, Zakar R, Zakar MZ, Fischer F. Determinants of overall knowledge and health behaviours in relation to hepatitis B and C among ever-married women in Pakistan: evidence based on Demographic and Health Survey 2017-18. BMC Public Health. 2021 12 30; 21(1):2328.

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Yeh HC, Maruthur NM, Wang NY, Jerome GJ, Dalcin AT, Tseng E, White K, Miller ER, Juraschek SP, Mueller NT, Charleston J, Durkin N, Hassoon A, Lansey DG, Kanarek NF, Carducci MA, Appel LJ. Effects of Behavioral Weight Loss and Metformin on IGFs in Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 09 27; 106(10):e4179-e4191.

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Waters AM, Skoufalos A, Frelick E, Dorn G, Nash DB. The Hearst Health Prize: The First Five Years. Popul Health Manag. 2022 08; 25(4):551-560.

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Hark LA, Tan CS, Kresch YS, De Moraes CG, Horowitz JD, Park L, Auran JD, Gorroochurn P, Stempel S, Maruri SC, Besagar S, Saaddine JB, Lambert BC, Pizzi LT, Sapru S, Price S, Williams OA, Cioffi GA, Liebmann JM. Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-Up Study in Vulnerable Populations: 1-Month Feasibility Results. Curr Eye Res. 2021 10; 46(10):1597-1604.

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Wilson JD, Pecker LH, Lanzkron S, Bediako SM, Han D, Beach MC. Marijuana use and health behaviors in a US clinic sample of patients with sickle cell disease. PLoS One. 2020; 15(7):e0235192.

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