HIPAA HIPAA stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 1. It is responsible for creating national standards to protect sensitive patient information so that it is not shared without the patient's consent or knowledge. The facilities and individuals who are subject to this act are called "covered entities" and include places …
The Importance of Modern Research and Its Impact on Smoking Since the Early 1950s
In 1950, the Journal of The American Medical Association published a study conducted by Wynder and Graham titled "Tobacco Smoking as a Possible Etiologic Factor in Branchiogenic Carcinoma: A Study of 684 Proven Cases" 4. This study focused on lung cancer prevalence in relation to cigarettes and although it was not the first article published …
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