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Joan T McClusky   (8 February 2007)

Access to Information 8 February 2007
Joan T McClusky, medical writer New York, NY Send response to journal: Re: Access to Information	"Free access to medical articles" used to be called a library. And New York, luckily, has a number of libraries that offer the "mass of consumers" free access to medical journals. But if you don't live near such a place, or don't have the time to spend tracking down articles in person, you pay up to $30 to have a copy delivered to your desktop. "The elites" then would be people with paid subscriptions, or who have no problem paying often exorbitent sums for on- line availability. The idea that the American public should have access to the results of studies funded by their tax dollars offends no one except those who stand to lose money. Competing interests: None declared