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

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  • Searching MEDLINE/PubMed requires a few more skills than searching MedlinePlus.

  • MEDLINE/PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's searchable database of references to more than 14 million articles published in 4800 biomedical journals.

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

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

  • For instructions on how to search MEDLINE/PubMed, go to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query/static/help/pmhelp.html.

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