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Description

The National Library of Medicine produces MEDLINE, the premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. The PubMed database provides free of charge access to all MEDLINE citations; in-process citations (PreMEDLINE); out-of-scope citations from MEDLINE journals; and citations that precede the date that a journal was selected for MEDLINE indexing.

PubMed allows users to save and update search strategies by registering for their Cubby service. To access Cubby, go to the PubMed main search page and select Cubby from the left side column under PubMed Services.

Which MEDLINE to use? Review the advantages and disadvantages of Ovid MEDLINE and PubMed.

Dates Covered

1953 to present.

Print Counterpart

Index Medicus
HSL Index Collection (1879-present)

Index to Dental Literature
HSL Index Collection (1939-1998)

International Nursing Index
HSL Index Collection (1980-1998)

Related Databases

· MEDLINE

Access Notes

This database is freely available to the general public via the Internet.

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