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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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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E-Cigarette Use Among US Adults in the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 11 01; 6(11):e2340859.
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Assessment of Patterns in e-Cigarette Use Among Adults in the US, 2017-2020. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 07 01; 5(7):e2223266.
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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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Prevalence, Trends, and Distribution of Nicotine and Marijuana use in E-cigarettes among US adults: The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System 2016-2018. Prev Med. 2020 10; 139:106175.
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E-Cigarette Use Patterns and High-Risk Behaviors in Pregnancy: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016-2018. Am J Prev Med. 2020 08; 59(2):187-195.
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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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Association Between e-Cigarette Use and Depression in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016-2017. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 12 02; 2(12):e1916800.
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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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Evaluation of brief screens for gambling disorder in the substance use treatment setting. Am J Addict. 2015 Aug; 24(5):460-6.