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MEDLINEplus Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

• What is MEDLINEplus? Answer
  
  
• What is the difference between MEDLINEplus, MEDLINE and PubMed? Answer
  
  
• How do I find information about my disease or condition? Answer
  
  
• I'm not sure how to spell the name of my disease/medical condition. How will I find what I'm looking for in MEDLINEplus? Answer
  
  
• How do I find the most current research information on my disease/medical condition? Answer
  
  
• I found my topic on MEDLINEplus, but I really needed treatment information and there wasn't any listed. Where should I look now? Answer
  
  
• I saw a news article on MEDLINEplus but now I can't find it. What happened to it? Can you give me more information about its source and the subjects covered? Answer
  
  
• What is a clinical trial? Answer
  
  
• Why isn't my topic on MEDLINEplus? Answer
  
  
• How do Web sites get listed in MEDLINEplus? Answer
  
  
• Why can't I find the article I'm looking for in MEDLINEplus? Answer
  
  
• Where can I find more information on searching PubMed? Answer
  
  
• Is there a difference between MEDLINEplus Publications on the web and the references to articles found by searching MEDLINE through PubMed? Answer
  
  
• The Web site I usually go to for health information isn't listed on MEDLINEplus. Why? Answer
  
  
• Where else can I find health information on the Internet? Answer
  
  
• Where can I find information on doctors or hospitals? Answer
  
  
• How do I get the full-text of articles I find in my MEDLINE search? Answer
  
  
• What does "links to PDF file" mean? Answer