"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2007 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2012 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2013 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2014 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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