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Copyright and Open Access at the Bedside

Authors: John C. Newman, M.D., Ph.D., and Robin Feldman, J.D.Author Info & Affiliations
Published December 29, 2011
N Engl J Med 2011;365:2447-2449
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1110652

Abstract

Moves to protect the copyright of the Mini–Mental State Examination, the standard of care for cognitive screening, have left clinicians at risk of legal action for infringement and distribution and made a new tool, apparently seen as derivative, unavailable.

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Pages: 2447-2449

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Published online: December 29, 2011
Published in issue: December 29, 2011

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John C. Newman, M.D., Ph.D., and Robin Feldman, J.D.

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From the Division of Geriatrics, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the University of California San Francisco (J.C.N.); and the Law and Bioscience Project, University of California Hastings College of the Law (R.F.) — all in San Francisco.

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