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PubMed: Ten Tips

Adapted from the UNC Chapel Hill Pubmed Ten Tips guide.

Single Citation Matcher

Image of single citation matcher from homepageTo find a specific article when you know some of the publication information such as journal name, publication date, page numbers, author name, or title words, use the Single Citation Matcher form. 

The link to Single Citation Matcher is on the opening PubMed page. It is the second item in the lower center section labeled PubMed Tools.

You only need to fill in a few data points. Author Name and First Page often bring up a single result. 

Image of PubMed single citation matcher screen