PubMed® is a free database supporting the
search and retrieval of biomedical and life
sciences literature. It is the most heavily used
biomedical literature database in the world.
PubMed comprises more than 33 million citations
for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science
journals, and online books. Citations may include
links to full-text content from PubMed Central (PMC)
and publisher websites.
PubMed covers a variety of health topics, including
environmental health, social sciences, microbiology,
genetics, and chemical and physical sciences.
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Features of PubMed:
• Search and refine your results
– Bring relevant results to the top with Best Match
– Find specific citations with a citation sensor
– Narrow your results with filters
– Link to similar articles
– Search by field, combine searches, see the
search details, and download your search history
with Advanced Search
– Apply specialized filters for clinical queries
• Save and share your results
– Email results to yourself or a colleague
– Share quickly to social media
– Copy the citation in several popular formats
– Download results for use with spreadsheets
or citation managers
– Add items to a temporary clipboard while
you work
• Find links to full-text articles in PubMed Central
(PMC) and literature [or books] in the National Center
for Biotechnology Information’s (NCBI’s) Bookshelf
• Access additional resources through NCBI LinkOut
program: full-text articles, biological databases,
consumer health information, research tools, and
much more
• Use your My NCBI account to create custom filters,
save searches, set up email alerts, add citations to
collections, and build your personal bibliography
PubMed is a resource provided by the National Center for
Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of
Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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