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scientific-db-pubmed-database
Direct PubMed and NCBI E-utilities search workflows for biomedical literature, MeSH queries, PMID lookup, citation retrieval, and API-backed literature monitoring. Use when a task needs biomedical literature from PubMed rather than general web search.
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# PubMed Database
Use this skill when a task needs biomedical literature from PubMed rather than
general web search.
## When to Use
- Searching MEDLINE or life-sciences literature.
- Building PubMed queries with MeSH terms, field tags, dates, or article types.
- Looking up PMIDs, abstracts, publication metadata, or related citations.
- Running systematic-review search passes that need repeatable search strings.
- Using NCBI E-utilities directly from Python, shell, or another HTTP client.
## Query Construction