Health targets in the NHS: Lessons learned from experience with breast feeding targets in Scotland

British Medical Journal

Volumn 314, Issue 7086, 1997, Pages 1030-1033

  Campbell, Harry ^a   Gibson, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030944901     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.314.7086.1030     Document Type: Short Survey

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