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Question: Where can I find more information on searching MEDLINE through PubMed?

Answer:

  • Searching PubMed requires a few more skills than searching MEDLINEplus.

  • MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's database of references to more than 11 million articles; PubMed is an interface used for accessing MEDLINE

    • When you search MEDLINE you will find brief information about scientific articles on your topic.

    • Many of the listings also have short summaries of the article (abstracts).

    • Sometimes you will find a link to the full text of the article.

  • Please note that most of the articles you will find listed in MEDLINE are very technical and written for health professionals.

  • For instructions on how to search MEDLINE go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query/static/faq.html#disease.

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