"Open Access", legal publishing, and online repositories

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 126-130

  Bluh, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PUBLISHING; REVIEW;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PUBLISHING;

EID: 33645163066     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: 1748720X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2006.00017.x     Document Type: Review

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