Free Access to Medical Journals to Be Given to Poor Countries (washingtonpost.com)
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Free Access to Medical Journals to Be Given to Poor Countries
By David Brown
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, July 9, 2001; Page A12
Six giant publishing houses will announce today that they will provide free electronic access to about 1,000 medical journals to medical schools, research laboratories and government health departments in poor countries.
Piloted by the World Health Organization, the program will benefit about 600 institutions, principally in Africa. It will also include training in techniques for researching the vast amount of medical literature by computer.
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Free Access to Medical Journals to Be Given to Poor Countries
By David Brown
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, July 9, 2001; Page A12
Six giant publishing houses will announce today that they will provide free electronic access to about 1,000 medical journals to medical schools, research laboratories and government health departments in poor countries.
Piloted by the World Health Organization, the program will benefit about 600 institutions, principally in Africa. It will also include training in techniques for researching the vast amount of medical literature by computer.
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