Foundation for Alcohol Research
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The Foundation for Alcohol Research(ABMRF) in their own words are “the premier private foundation in North America that fosters and communicates research to understand the effects of alcohol on health and behaviour”. [1]. The research foundation is a non-profit organisation funded by American and Canadian brewers. It is run by a board of trustees; a minority of board members come from the alcohol industry the rest consist of alcohol industry representatives and academics. Two advisory councils, who do not include members form the alcohol industry, but consist of scientists from biomedical, social, and behavioural research fields review and award grant proposals for research into alcohol and health. [2] The foundation boast over 2000 publications have been supported by their funds and are determined to demonstrate its independence from industry by restricting board membership of industry executives to a minority and encouraging the research they fund to be published in peer reviewed journals without review by them. [3]
References
- ↑ ABMRF AMBRF: Alcohol & Health accessed 8th May 2010
- ↑ WHO (2009) WHO Public Hearing on Harmful Use of Alcohol Volume III: Received contributions from: - Nongovernmental organizations Accessed 8th May 2010
- ↑ WHO (2009) WHO Public Hearing on Harmful Use of Alcohol Volume III: Received contributions from: - Nongovernmental organizations Accessed 8th May 2010
