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closeOpen Access Dissemination is the Key to Understanding Health Disparities
Posted by plosmedicine on 30 Mar 2009 at 23:59 GMT
Author: Oscar Streeter, Jr., M.D.
Position: Associate Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology
Institution: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
E-mail: ostreeter@mac.com
Submitted Date: September 12, 2006
Published Date: September 13, 2006
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Kudos for publishing the article "Eight Americas" by Murray CJL et al. It is a crucial report in our understanding disparities in mortality of disease across the United States. Because of the Open Access process with it's ability to "download, copy, distribute, and use" as we need to educate our colleagues, patients and policy makers is crucial to fighting this battle.