Restrictions impeding web-based courses: A survey of publishers' variation in authorising access to high quality on-line literature

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-6

  Langlois, Michele ^a   Heller, Richard F ^a   Edwards, Richard ^a   Lyratzopoulos, Georgios ^a   Sandars, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACT DISK; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PUBLISHING; REVIEW;

EID: 2642555657     PISSN: 14726920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-4-1     Document Type: Review

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