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Editorial
. 2008 Feb 9;336(7639):287-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39409.633576.BE.

Improving access to research data in Europe

Philipa Mladovsky, Elias Mossialos, Martin McKee
Editorial

Improving access to research data in Europe

Philipa Mladovsky et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

The European Commission needs to promote access to the data whose collection it has financed

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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