title: Public health. Targeting neglect.
abstract: 40 per cent of health authorities responding accepted all the Health of the Nation targets. More than half of respondents rejected or modified some of the targets. This has implications for a national strategy. Lack of baseline data and difficulties in measuring progress were given as reasons for non-compliance.
authors.affiliation: East London and the City Health Authority, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harvey
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fralick
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003625:Data Collection; D006292:Health Priorities; D011634:Public Health; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom