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. 2008;2(2):e39-41.
Epub 2008 Apr 17.

An open access mandate for the National Institutes of Health

Peter Suber

An open access mandate for the National Institutes of Health

Peter Suber. Open Med. 2008.
No abstract available

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Common misconceptions about the new NIH open access policy
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