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Health Behavior
Definition 1
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. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Definition 2
human attitudes and behaviors related to health; e.g., diet, exercise, care-seeking, substance avoidance, therapy compliance, etc. (NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
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