PubMed facts for kids

PubMed is a free online collection of information about life sciences and medicine. It's like a giant digital library that helps people find articles and studies. It was started in January 1996. The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) keeps this huge database running. The NLM is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is a big government agency that does health research.

What is a PMID?

Every single article or record in the PubMed database gets a special number. This number is called a PMID. It stands for "PubMed Identifier." Think of it like a unique ID card for each piece of information.

PMIDs are very important because:

• They never change. Once an article has a PMID, it keeps that same number forever.
• They are never used again for a different article. Each number is unique.
• A PMID is just a number. It doesn't tell you if the article is good or bad, or what kind of information it contains. It just helps you find that specific article in the PubMed library.

How PubMed Helps You Learn

PubMed is a fantastic tool for students, scientists, and anyone curious about health and biology. It lets you search for millions of scientific articles. You can find out about new discoveries, different diseases, or how the human body works. It's a great way to learn from real scientific research.

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  MEDLINE is one of the databases which are accessible via PubMed. Several companies provide access to MEDLINE through their platforms.

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In Spanish: PubMed para niños