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MEDLINEPlus

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National Library of Medicine

• Part of the National Institute of Health• US Dept of Health & Human Srvs• Founded in 1836-Library of the

Surgeon General’s Office (US Army)• Index Medicus 1879-2004• 1997 Medline free access to public• 1998 MedlinePlus• Largest medical library in world

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