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includes, EOA,
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and
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of
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addition,
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or
journal),
or
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or
online.
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PubMed Central
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of
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know,
Congress
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required
the
NIH
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to
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to
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made
freely
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to
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public
no
later
than
12
months
after
the
official
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of
publication.
Therefore,
despite
that
your
manuscript
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go
online
immediately
where
researchers
can
access
for
a
small
fee,
there
is
a
12-month
embargo
for
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to
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of
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