PubMed Searching

Facts about PubMed
 
  • You can access PubMed at https://www.pubmed.gov.

  • PubMed is Medline.

  • It is the primary research database in healthcare.

  • It covers medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. 

  • It contains citations and abstracts from more than 4,800 journals.

  • Over 12 million citations dating back to the mid-1960’s are available.

  • There is worldwide coverage, but most records are from English-language sources.

  • It is free to anyone with Internet access.

  • PubMed is where you find the evidence.

 


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