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| | Institutes, Centers & Offices - National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | The Institute plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and coordinated program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials, observational studies, and demonstration and education projects. |
 | | NICHD research on fertility, pregnancy, growth, development, and medical rehabilitation strives to ensure that every child is born healthy and wanted and grows up free from disease and disability. |
 | | This research may also include families within a community context, and it also focuses on the special needs of at-risk and under-served populations, with an emphasis on health disparities. |
| www.nih.gov /icd (1463 words) |
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