Nicotine inhaled from smoking tobacco is highly addictive. But it is primarily the toxins and carcinogens in tobacco smoke â not the nicotine â that cause illness and death. The best way to reduce these illnesses and deaths is to stop smoking â ideally, stopping in one step (sometimes called âabrupt quittingâ).
self-referral. Physician self-referral Health industry The referral by a physician to a health facilityâeg, imaging center at which he/she has a financial interest, but no professional responsibility. See Fee-splitting, Joint venture, Kickback, 'Safe harbor' rules.Cf Physician referral, Referral.elf-referral. Physician self-referral Health industry The referral by a physician to a health facilityâeg, imaging center at which he/she has a financial interest, but no professional responsibility. See Fee-splitting, Joint venture, Kickback, 'Safe harbor' rules.
an act of referring; the state of being referred. 2. an instance of referring. 3. a person recommended to someone or for something. Origin of referral. 1930-1935.