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Open(ing) Access: Top Health Publication Availability to Researchers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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|Jun 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3904 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 13, 2022
Accepted on: May 16, 2023
Published on: Jun 5, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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