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"The main problems in the U.S. are that the programs are not adequately funded or evaluated," said Benedikt Huttner, the study’s lead author. Many operate on $100,000 a year or less, which pays for little more than the salary of a program administrator. "There is very little money left over for the interventions themselves," Huttner added.
Reference: BMJ 2009;339:b3785
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