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Database: MEDLINE

MEDLINE (MEDlars onLINE) is a bibliographic database produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The database covers worldwide biomedical literature, the citations of which appear in Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature and International Nursing Index. Over 99% of MEDLINE's citations are references to journal articles. Approximately 50% of the citations contain abstracts. Records added before 1975 do not have abstracts. CAS Registry Numbers (R) are present in the file. About 75% of MEDLINE's citations represent publication in the English language. OLDMEDLINE, data from NLM's Cumulated Index Medicus (CIM) (1960 through 1965) and from Current List to Medical Literature (1947 through 1959), has been added to the file.

File Data

• 1946-present
• More than 21 million records (1/12)
• Updated five times per week
• Annual reload

Subject Coverage

All areas in the broad field of biomedicine including:

• Allergies
• Anatomy
• Biochemistry
• Biology
• Biomedicine
• Biotechnology
• Carcinogens
• Cell Biology
• Chemistry
• Clinical Medicine
• Communicable Disorders
• Demography
• Dentistry
• Education of Health Professionals
• Environmental and Public Health
• Environmental Science
• Experimental Medicine
• Genetics
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Health
• Health Occupations
• Hospital Literature
• Immunology
• Laboratory Methods
• Life Sciences
• Medical Specialities (e.g., Cardiology, Neurology, Endocrinology, Pediatrics, Surgery)
• Medicine
• Microbiology
• Nursing
• Nutrition
• Occupational Medicine
• Paramedical Professions
• Parasitology
• Pathology
• Pharmaceutical Chemicals
• Pharmacology and Pharmacy
• Physiology
• Pollution Control
• Population and Reproductive Biology
• Radiation
• Safety
• Toxicology
• Veterinary Science
• Waste Management

Sources

• Citations from Index Medicus
• Index to Dental Literature
• HealthSTAR database
• OLDMEDLINE, data from NLM's Cumulated Index Medicus (CIM) (1960 through 1965) and from Current List to Medical Literature (1949 through 1959)

Database Producer

U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
U.S.A.
Phone: 301-594-5983
Phone: 888-346-3656

Chemical Abstracts Service
2540 Olentangy River Road
P.O. Box 3012
Columbus, Ohio 43210-0012 USA
Phone: 614-447-3600
Telefax: 614 447-3713

Usage Terms

Usage terms for MEDLINE are detailed in the CAS Information Use Policies.

For more detailed information, view the STN Database Summary Sheet.