MEDLINE® Basic Bibliographic Citation

One MEDLINE citation represents one journal article and is composed of fields that provide specific information (Title, Author, Language, etc.) about the journal article. The following information is generally provided:

• Title of the journal article
• Names of the Authors
• Abstract published with the article
• Controlled Vocabulary search terms (Medical Subject Headings)
• Journal Source Information
• First Author Affiliation
• Language in which the article was published
• Publication Type (description of the type of article, e.g., Review, Letter, etc.)

A sample MEDLINE citation is displayed.