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MeSH Heading: Health Risk Behaviors
Tree Number(s): F01.145.488.250
Unique ID: D000073599
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000073599
Annotation: coordinate with specific type of behavior (e.g. DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE)
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Behavioral Risk Factors; Lifestyle Risk Factors; Risky Health Behavior
NLM Classification #: W 85
Previous Indexing: Health Behavior (2006-2017)
See Also: Dangerous Behavior; Risk Reduction Behavior; Risk-Taking
Public MeSH Note: 2018
History Note: 2018
Date Introduced: 2018/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Health Risk Behaviors MeSH Descriptor Data 2026