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Database Info: MedlinePlus

Description Indexes the international literature on biomedicine, including health, the biological and physical sciences, humanities, and information science as they relate to medicine and health care. Information is indexed from journals published world-wide, as well as selected monographs of congresses and symposia. Includes thousands of records with substantial abstracts.

MedlinePlus will direct you to information to help answer health questions. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated MEDLINE searches are included in MedlinePlus and give easy access to medical journal articles. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

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