PubMed, PMC, and MeSH — Short Summary

1. PubMed

PubMed is a free medical database created by the National Library of Medicine.

It helps researchers search for:

2. PubMed Central (PMC)

PMC = PubMed Central

It is a free archive of full-text medical articles.

PubMed PMC
Abstracts & citations Full articles
Search database Article archive

3. MeSH

MeSH = Medical Subject Headings

A medical vocabulary used to organize articles in PubMed.

Normal Word MeSH Term
Heart attack Myocardial Infarction
High blood pressure Hypertension

Why Use MeSH?