"Statement on First Federal Obesity Clinical Guidelines"
Press release
By: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Date: June 3, 1998
Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. "Statement on First Federal Obesity Clinical Guidelines." June 3, 1998. Available online at http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun98/nhlbi-03.html; website home page: http://www.nih.gov (accessed April 22, 2003).
About the Organization: The origins of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute extend back to June 16, 1948, when President Harry S. Truman signed the National Heart Act. Later, Surgeon General Leonard Scheele established the National Heart Institute (NHI). Twenty-four years later, through section 413 of the National Heart, Blood Vessel, Lung, and Blood Act (P.L. 92-423), Congress required the NHI to expand. The NHI...
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