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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 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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Adults Who Have Never Been Screened for Colorectal Cancer, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2012 and 2020. Prev Chronic Dis. 2022 04 21; 19:E21.
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Vital Signs: Colorectal Cancer Screening Test Use - United States, 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Mar 13; 69(10):253-259.
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Healthcare Access and Cancer Screening Among Victims of Intimate Partner Violence. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2018 05; 27(5):607-614.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes Screening Between Asian Americans and Other Adults: BRFSS 2012-2014. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Apr; 32(4):423-429.
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Predictors of never being screened for cervical cancer by metropolitan area. J Community Health. 2014 Apr; 39(2):400-8.
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Human papillomavirus vaccine coverage among females aged 11 to 17 in Texas counties: an application of multilevel, small area estimation. Womens Health Issues. 2013 Mar-Apr; 23(2):e131-41.
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Factors associated with never being screened for colorectal cancer. J Community Health. 2013 Feb; 38(1):31-9.
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Breast cancer screening among adult women--Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2010. MMWR Suppl. 2012 Jun 15; 61(2):46-50.
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Prevalence of colorectal cancer screening among adults--Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2010. MMWR Suppl. 2012 Jun 15; 61(2):51-6.
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Health status of adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Cancer. 2012 Oct 01; 118(19):4884-91.