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The NIH has made a significant policy statement. This will be a boon
to both researchers and public in developing countries like India where
accessing quality scientific information is most of the times sky-high.
The cost of subscription or one time online access fee is too high for an
average developing country institution to afford. Hence, the policy by NIH
should be welcomed.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests:
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29 April 2005
Gurusamy Thangavel
Consultant Epidemiologist,
Mediscan Systems - Prenatal Diagnosis and Fetal Therapy Centre, Chennai, India - 600014
A significant milestone
Sir,
The NIH has made a significant policy statement. This will be a boon
to both researchers and public in developing countries like India where
accessing quality scientific information is most of the times sky-high.
The cost of subscription or one time online access fee is too high for an
average developing country institution to afford. Hence, the policy by NIH
should be welcomed.
Competing interests:
None declared
Competing interests: No competing interests