How do I find an article? Part 2: PMID number

The PMID number is a unique identifier for medical articles. While it's nice to have authors, title, page numbers etc., the PMID is a quick and easy way to capture that information. You'll find the PMID number at the end of each reference in PubMed. It also pops up in Uptodate--they provide a list of articles the author consulted for whatever section you are reading. So for example:

1. If you want to read one of these original articles, go to the references at the end of the section.
   
2. Click on the one you are interested in.


3. Look at the bottom of the page for the PMID number.


4. The PMID number is a unique identifier for articles in Medline, and if you type it into the search box, either you will get the full text article(yay!!) or need to provide a credit card number to the publisher for "pay per view."