• The National Library of Medicine's free online database that contains 10 million references to journal articles in the health sciences dating back to 1966
• MEDLINE is available on the Web at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/

• Easy-to-understand resource on various diseases and health topics for the public
• Includes FULL TEXT information from MEDLINE, links to self-help groups, health organizations, medical dictionaries, and clinical trials
• Available at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

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• Use quotation marks around a phrase
  • "aortic arch syndrome"
• Use AND, OR, and NOT
  • children AND leukemia
  • vitamin c OR zinc
  • palsy NOT cerebral
• Remember to limit by date if needed

Are the articles on MEDLINE full text?

• No - citation and abstract (summary) only
• MedlinePlus is FULL TEXT

• Contact a library staff member to order article(s) through interlibrary loan. There is a $1 charge per article.
• If you are affiliated with a medical library, you may order the article through their Loansome Doc service.

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