Psychiatry and Psychology

Health Risk Behaviors

Pattern of behavior which predisposes certain individuals to increased risk for contracting disease or sustaining personal injury. These behaviors may cluster into a risky lifestyle.

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Abstract

Pattern of behavior which predisposes certain individuals to increased risk for contracting disease or sustaining personal injury. These behaviors may cluster into a risky lifestyle.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • Risky Health Behavior
  • Behavior, Health Risk
  • Behavior, Risky Health
  • Behaviors, Health Risk
  • Behaviors, Risky Health
  • Health Behavior, Risky
  • Health Behaviors, Risky
  • Health Risk Behavior
  • Risk Behavior, Health
  • Risk Behaviors, Health
  • Risky Health Behaviors
  • Behavioral Risk Factors
  • Lifestyle Risk Factors

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific type of behavior (e.g. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Health Behavior (2006-2017)

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  1. F01.145.488.250

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NLM Classification

W 85

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Health Risk Behaviors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073599. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073599
  2. Health Risk Behaviors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q99347782