Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
"Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Telephone surveys are conducted to monitor prevalence of the major behavioral risks among adults associated with premature MORBIDITY and MORTALITY. The data collected is in regard to actual behaviors, rather than on attitudes or knowledge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in 1984.
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D040343
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.980.438.149 N05.715.360.300.800.438.149 N06.850.520.308.980.438.149
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System" by people in Profiles.
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Zullo L, Grzenda A, Vargas SM, Miranda J. Age-Associated Differences in Mental Distress Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults. Psychiatr Serv. 2022 Dec 01; 73(12):1352-1358.
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Fraser MR, Barishansky RM, Blumenstock JS. Twenty Years After 9/11: The Public Health Preparedness We Need Now. Am J Public Health. 2021 09; 111(9):1562-1564.
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Bass SB, Leader A, Shwarz M, Greener J, Patterson F. Correlates to Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Status and Willingness to Vaccinate in Low-Income Philadelphia High School Students. J Sch Health. 2015 Aug; 85(8):527-35.
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Short VL, Oza-Frank R, Conrey EJ. Preconception health indicators: a comparison between non-Appalachian and Appalachian women. Matern Child Health J. 2012 Dec; 16 Suppl 2:238-49.
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Du P, Lemkin A, Kluhsman B, Chen J, Roth RE, MacEachren A, Meyers C, Zurlo JJ, Lengerich EJ. The roles of social domains, behavioral risk, health care resources, and chlamydia in spatial clusters of US cervical cancer mortality: not all the clusters are the same. Cancer Causes Control. 2010 Oct; 21(10):1669-83.