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Take down the BMJ pay wall

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e4735 (Published 11 July 2012)
Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e4735

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Re: Take down the BMJ pay wall: I agree.

11 July 2012

Spence is right: Open access is important, and here is an opportunity for BMJ members to give something to whoever wishes to benefit from it. I have long regarded the BMJ as the best thing about BMA membership and giving free access may even increase the influence of the BMA. The government presents us as greedy and self-interested: doing this will demonstrate that we are not.

Competing interests: None declared

David L Bisset, Histopathologist

Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR

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