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Question: What is the difference between MedlinePlus and MEDLINE/PubMed?


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  • Contains links to preformulated searches of the MEDLINE/PubMed database, allowing you to find references to latest health professional articles on your topic.

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  • Is a Web-based, searchable database of over 17 million article references published in more than 5000 biomedical journals and magazines.

  • Can be searched for FREE.

  • Provides links to some full-text journal articles via publishers' Web pages.

    • Publisher access to articles varies by publisher--some provide access free, others charge for the article or require a subscription.


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