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Descriptor English: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Descriptor Spanish: Sistema de Vigilancia de Factor de Riesgo Conductual
Descriptor sistema de vigilancia de factores de riesgo del comportamiento
Entry term(s) sistema de vigilancia del factor de riesgo conductual
Scope note: Encuestas telefónicas destinadas a monitorizar la prevalencia de importantes conductas de riesgo en adultos asociadas a MORBILIDAD y MORTALIDAD prematuras. Los datos obtenidos corresponden a los comportamientos reales, más que a las actitudes o el conocimiento. Los Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) establecieron el Sistema de Vigilancia de los Factores de Riesgo Conductuales (BRFSS en inglés) en 1984.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sistema de Vigilância de Fator de Risco Comportamental
Descriptor French: Système de surveillance des facteurs de risques comportementaux
Entry term(s): BRFSS
Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System
Tree number(s): E05.318.308.980.438.149
N05.715.360.300.800.438.149
N06.850.520.308.980.438.149
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D040343
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: CATALOGER: Use NAF entry
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Previous Indexing: Health Surveys (1985-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 37585
Unique ID: D040343
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
Revision Date: 2017/06/30
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System - Preferred
Concept UI M0421313
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Entry term(s) BRFSS
Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System



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