MEDLARS

MEDLARS

abbr.

Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (computerized index system of the US National Library of Medicine)

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MEDLARS

[med′lärs]

abbreviation for Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, a computerized literature retrieval service of the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. MEDLARS contains more than 4,500,000 references to medical articles in professional journals and books published since 1966. The references are made available on request to more than 1000 hospitals, universities, government agencies, and other interested parties throughout the world by means of a network of computer terminals. The references are filed in 15 data bases, including MEDLINE, TOXLINE, CHEMLINE, RTECS, CANCERLIT, and EPILEPSYLINE. See also MEDLINE.

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MEDLARS,

n.pr the abbreviation for Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, which is a computerized literature retrieval service offered by the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland.

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MEDLARS

acronym for Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System, a computerized bibliographic system of the National Library of Medicine (USA), from which the Index Medicus is produced.

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MEDLARS

MEDical Literature & Analysis Retrieval System Medical informatics The computerized bibliographic retrieval system from the 40+ databases  of Index Medicus which provides access to biomedical literature, managed by the NLM in Washington, DC. See National Library of Medicine.