Template:PMID/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:PMID (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template provides an external link to PubMed abstracts of biomedical journals.

It is intended to be used where a short in-text citation link is adequate to get the point across and where including a full citation might be overkill (as, for example, on talk pages).

Usage[edit]

The template requires a PMID abstract number to be given:

Call: {{PMID|12345678}}
Result: PMID 12345678

To find a PMID abstract number, search for the article at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

However, this template also supports up to 9 PMIDs, so the template comes in helpful to conveniently format lists of PMIDs (for example, in tables):

Call: {{PMID|12345678|23456789|12344321}}
Result: PMID 12345678, 23456789, 12344321

For leadouts different from the default "," this can be specified using the optional |leadout= parameter:

Call: {{PMID|12345678|23456789|12344321|leadout=and}}
Result: PMID 12345678, 23456789 and 12344321

The template also supports plain links using the |plainlink= parameter:

Call: {{PMID|12345678|23456789|12344321|plainlink=yes}}
Result: 12345678, 23456789, 12344321

Call: {{PMID|12345678|23456789|12344321|leadout=and|plainlink=yes}}
Result: 12345678, 23456789 and 12344321

Full citation[edit]

Full Template:Cite journal markup can be generated from a known PubMed abstract number which, for the example above, may yield something like:

Rubinstein, M. H. (1976). "A new granulation method for compressed tablets [proceedings]". Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 28 Supplement: 67P. PMID 12345.

Usage[edit]

Full citation[edit]

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