Searching MEDLINE via PubMed.

Abstract

As the volume of biomedical literature has increased, so have the number and complexity of databases that index it.

Learning to conduct an efficient literature search in an online database is an essential skill for today's clinical laboratory scientist.

This article describes basic and advanced strategies for searching PubMed and the use of specialized features including MyNCBI.

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Subjects

• Abstracting and Indexing as Topic
• Humans
• Information Storage and Retrieval
• MEDLINE
• Medical Informatics
• Online Systems
• PubMed

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Authors

• Frances A Delwiche

Publication date

2008-03-13

Journal

Journal topics

• Biomedical Technology
• Clinical Laboratory Techniques

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Clinical laboratory science : journal of the American Society for Medical Technology

Dana Medical Library, University of Vermont, Medical Education Center, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. frances.delwiche [at] uvm.edu

Release reference

Clin Lab Sci. 2008 ;21(1):35-41

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