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Direct PubMed access for literature research

Education & Research#api#citation#pubmed#literature-review#meSH#e-utils#search-syntax
AuthorAlterLab-IEU
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Enables programmatic PubMed searching and data retrieval to support systematic reviews, literature monitoring, and automated citation gathering without manual querying.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Programmatic access via NCBI E-utilities (ESearch, EFetch, ESummary, EPost, ELINK) to search PubMed, fetch abstracts, and summarize results.
  • MeSH and field-tag based advanced search for precise results (e.g., [mh], [tiab], date filters, publication types).
  • Batch retrieval and data export in XML/JSON for downstream analysis, with support for date ranges, language filters, and related data links.
  • Workflow templates for systematic reviews, evidence monitoring, and literature screening.

Quick Start

Query PubMed with a 2023:2024 date range using MeSH terms and retrieve abstracts for screening.

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Name: alterlab-pubmed
Download link: https://github.com/AlterLab-IEU/AlterLab-Academic-Skills/archive/main.zip#alterlab-pubmed

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