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Drinking Behavior MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Drinking Behavior
Tree Number(s)
F01.145.317
Unique ID
D004327
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004327
Annotation
does not refer to drinking alcohol ( = ALCOHOL DRINKING); human & animal; differentiate from DRINKING
Scope Note
Behaviors associated with the ingesting of water and other liquids; includes rhythmic patterns of drinking (time intervals - onset and duration), frequency and satiety.
Previous Indexing
Behavior (1966-1968)
Thirst (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note
69
History Note
69
Date Established
1969/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2006/07/05
Drinking Behavior Preferred
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