The Association’s Research Program: Working to Find Answers
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“The latest research shows....”; the phrase is everywhere. One sees and hears it in magazine and newspaper articles, television ads, and radio spots. On the other side are the continuing calls for more funding for such governmental agencies as the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation in order to sponsor more “research.” Also, there are all of the charities that have yearly or seemingly constant campaigns by direct marketing, neighborhood canvassing, and workplace appeals that focus on obtaining funding for research for a specific disease or condition. What is this “research” that everyone seems to listen to, yet continues to need more of?
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