NET (National Eligibility Test) Series 23


Q 1.     What is MEDLARS?
A computerized biomedical bibliographic storage and retrieval system operated by the National Library of Medicine, United States.
Q 2.     What is full form of MEDLARS
MEDLARS stands for Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System.
Q 3.     When it was first introduced?
1964
Q 4.     When did it evolve into an online system?
1971
Q 5.     What is called MEDLARS Online?
MEDLINE
Q 6.     For what purpose was MEDLARS used?
MEDLARS was used to produce the former printed Cumulated Index Medicus, and the printed monthly Index Medicus, until that publication ceased in December 2004.
Q 7.     What is MeSH?
(Medical Subject Headings) is the NLM controlled vocabulary thesaurus used for indexing articles for PubMed.
Q 8.     What is PubMed?
PubMed is a free search engine accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics.
Q 9 .    When did PubMed first release?
PubMed, first released in January 1996.
Q 10.  When was PubMed system offered free to public?    
In June 1997


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