Open Access in the biomedical field: A unique opportunity for researchers (and research itself)

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-213

  Giglia, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Copyright; Libraries, medical; Open access

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PUBLISHING; REVIEW;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COPYRIGHT; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PEER REVIEW, RESEARCH;

EID: 34447527619     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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