World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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 EditorialOpen Access to essential health care informationChristabel EL Stokes1  and Manoj Pandey2  1
BioMed Central, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London, UK 2
Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India  author email corresponding author email
World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2004,
2:42doi:10.1186/1477-7819-2-42
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2 December 2004 |
Abstract
Open Access publishing is a valuable resource for the synthesis and distribution of essential health care information. This article discusses the potential benefits of Open Access, specifically in terms of Low and Middle Income (LAMI) countries in which there is currently a lack of informed health care providers – mainly a consequence of poor availability to information. We propose that without copyright restrictions, Open Access facilitates distribution of the most relevant research and health care information. Furthermore, we suggest that the technology and infrastructure that has been put in place for Open Access could be used to publish download-able manuals, guides or basic handbooks created by healthcare providers in LAMI countries. | 
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