PubMed/MEDLINE Database Information

MEDLINE covers over 4600 journals in biomedicine and health from 1966 to the present. Coverage includes journal articles, letters, editorials, and case studies (but not meeting abstracts or book reviews) on biomedicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, allied health, public health, health policy development and biological and physical sciences.

Search MEDLINE via PubMed

Guides to Searching MEDLINE

PubMed at the UW Search Tips
PubMed Online Training Tutorial NLM developed tutorial
PubMed Tutorial University of Florida Health Science Center Libraries
Search Clinic: Chemicals and Drugs in PubMed
MeSH Browser (searchable list of MeSH subject headings)
- PubMed MeSH Database
  use to build a search while in PubMed
- NLM's MeSH Browser
  more detailed listing for reference
PubMed Journals Database Search by title, MEDLINE abbreviation, or ISSN and then link to citations from the journal.
PubMed My NCBI Save and reuse search strategies, store preferences
- NLM's My NCBI Quick-Tour Videos
PubMed Search Tags & Field Qualifiers Search using field tags and journal/citation subsets
PubMed Help NCBI Help Manual: PubMed
PubMed Basics Brochure Short help sheet developed by NN/LM

More information about MEDLINE and PubMed

Overview of PubMed
Fact Sheet: What's the Difference Between MEDLINE and PubMed?
MEDLINE/PubMed Resources Guide
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Indexing Tips
How MeSH terms are assigned to citations
Improving Database Search Results
Tips for improving search strategies when you retrieve too many or too few citations
PubMed and NLM Gateway Training Manuals NLM National Online Training Center
Fact Sheet on Journal Selection for Index Medicus and MEDLINE
Copyright Information and Downloading National Library of Medicine Data
FAQ: Retired NLM Databases