Title |
WIC's promotion of infant formula in the United States
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Published in |
International Breastfeeding Journal, April 2006
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-4358-1-8 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
George Kent |
Abstract |
The United States' Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) distributes about half the infant formula used in the United States at no cost to the families. This is a matter of concern because it is known that feeding with infant formula results in worse health outcomes for infants than breastfeeding. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 6 | 50% |
Unknown | 6 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 12 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 3% |
Spain | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 73 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 21% |
Student > Master | 11 | 14% |
Student > Bachelor | 9 | 12% |
Researcher | 9 | 12% |
Other | 8 | 11% |
Other | 11 | 14% |
Unknown | 12 | 16% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Social Sciences | 18 | 24% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 17% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 13% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 5% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 4% |
Other | 13 | 17% |
Unknown | 15 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
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