 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.
Behaviors expressed by individuals to protect, maintain or promote their health status. For example, proper diet, and appropriate exercise are activities perceived to influence health status. Life style is closely associated with health behavior and factors influencing life style are socioeconomic, educational, and cultural.
| Descriptor ID |
D015438
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.488
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Behavior- Health Behavior
- Behavior, Health
- Behaviors, Health
- Health Behaviors
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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.
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| 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2010 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Olvera N, Matthews-Ewald MR, McCarley K, Scherer R, Posada A. Hispanic maternal influences on daughters' unhealthy weight control behaviors: The role of maternal acculturation, adiposity, and body image disturbances. Body Image. 2016 Dec; 19:208-215.
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Zvolensky MJ, Leventhal AM. Affect and Health Behavior Co-Occurrence: The Emerging Roles of Transdiagnostic Factors and Sociocultural Factors. Behav Modif. 2016 Jan; 40(1-2):3-6.
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Ha Y, Narendorf SC, Santa Maria D, Bezette-Flores N. Barriers and facilitators to shelter utilization among homeless young adults. Eval Program Plann. 2015 Dec; 53:25-33.
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Vásquez E, Strizich G, Gallo L, Marshall SJ, Merchant GC, Murillo R, Penedo FJ, Salazar C, Sotres-Alvarez D, Shaw BA, Isasi CR. The Role of Stress in Understanding Differences in Sedentary Behavior in Hispanic/Latino Adults: Results From the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos Sociocultural Ancillary Study. J Phys Act Health. 2016 Mar; 13(3):310-7.
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Sawant RV, Goyal RK, Rajan SS, Patel HK, Essien EJ, Sansgiry SS. Factors associated with intention to engage in self-protective behavior: The case of over-the-counter acetaminophen products. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2016 Mar-Apr; 12(2):327-35.
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Shay CM, Gooding HS, Murillo R, Foraker R. Understanding and Improving Cardiovascular Health: An Update on the American Heart Association's Concept of Cardiovascular Health. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2015 Jul-Aug; 58(1):41-9.
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Kendzor DE, Reitzel LR, Businelle MS. Characterizing Stressors and Modifiable Health Risk Factors Among Homeless Smokers: An Exploratory Pilot Study. Health Educ Behav. 2015 Oct; 42(5):642-7.
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Keita AD, Risica PM, Drenner KL, Adams I, Gorham G, Gans KM. Feasibility and acceptability of an early childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from the healthy homes, healthy families pilot study. J Obes. 2014; 2014:378501.
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Dishman RK, Jackson AS, Bray MS. Self-regulation of exercise behavior in the TIGER study. Ann Behav Med. 2014 Aug; 48(1):80-91.
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Simpson LL. Preconception considerations. Semin Perinatol. 2014 Aug; 38(5):236-9.
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