PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search
Search biomedical literature, get article details, find related articles, and explore MeSH terms
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Search biomedical literature, get article details, find related articles, and explore MeSH terms
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| search_pubmed | Search PubMed for biomedical literature. Find research articles, reviews, and clinical studies matching your search terms. Supports PubMed query syntax including MeSH terms, field tags, and boolean operators. Args: query: Search terms (e.g. 'diabetes prevention exercise', 'breast cancer[MeSH] AND immunotherapy', 'COVID-19 vaccine efficacy'). limit: Maximum results (default 20, max 100). sort: Sort order - 'relevance', 'date', or 'author' (default 'relevance'). |
| get_article_detail | Get full details of a PubMed article by its PMID. Returns title, all authors, complete abstract, MeSH terms, publication types, journal info, and DOI. Args: pmid: PubMed ID (e.g. '39142850'). |
| find_related_articles | Find articles related to a given PubMed article. Uses NCBI's computed similarity to find conceptually related papers. Useful for literature review expansion. Args: pmid: PubMed ID of the source article. limit: Maximum related articles to return (default 10, max 50). |
| search_mesh | Search the MeSH vocabulary for standardized medical terms. Find MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) descriptors to use in precise PubMed searches. Returns MeSH IDs, preferred terms, and scope notes. Args: term: Search term (e.g. 'diabetes', 'heart failure', 'opioid'). limit: Maximum results (default 10). |
| get_cited_by | Find articles that cite a given PubMed article. Useful for tracking the impact and follow-up research of a key publication. Args: pmid: PubMed ID of the article to find citations for. limit: Maximum citing articles to return (default 20, max 100). |