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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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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From the clinic to the community: Can health system data accurately estimate population obesity prevalence? Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 11; 29(11):1961-1968.
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Differences in Alcohol Use and Alcohol-Related Health Care Among Transgender and Nontransgender Adults: Findings From the 2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2017 11; 78(6):861-866.
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Chronic Disease Disparities by County Economic Status and Metropolitan Classification, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013. Prev Chronic Dis. 2016 09 01; 13:E119.
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Bacterial sexually transmitted infections among HIV-infected patients in the United States: estimates from the Medical Monitoring Project. Sex Transm Dis. 2015 Apr; 42(4):171-9.
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US trends in receipt of appropriate diabetes clinical and self-care from 2001 to 2010 and racial/ethnic disparities in care. Diabetes Educ. 2014 Nov-Dec; 40(6):756-66.
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Behavioral and clinical characteristics of persons receiving medical care for HIV infection - Medical Monitoring Project, United States, 2009. MMWR Suppl. 2014 Jun 20; 63(5):1-22.
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Access to supermarkets and fruit and vegetable consumption. Am J Public Health. 2014 May; 104(5):917-23.
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Data-driven decision-making tools to improve public resource allocation for care and prevention of HIV/AIDS. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Mar; 33(3):410-7.
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Diabetes self-management education patterns in a US population-based cohort of youth with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Educ. 2014 Jan-Feb; 40(1):29-39.
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Associations between minimum wage policy and access to health care: evidence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1996-2007. Am J Public Health. 2011 Feb; 101(2):359-67.