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FAQ: Finding Full Text Articles - US and International Resources


Question: Where can I find information about getting full text articles?


Answer:

You can find information about getting full text articles at:


Some sites charge a fee for service or require registration. They are not a part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The NLM does not endorse any sites other than those produced by the NLM.



National Library of Medicine (NLM) Resources

  • PubMed®
    PubMed is a database of biomedical and life sciences article citations, from 1946 to the present. Some journals cited in PubMed provide links to full-text articles which may charge a fee for full text. Contact your local library for interlibrary loan or contact the publisher to ask about getting the whole article (if available).
    http://pubmed.gov

    To see what is available in full text, type your subject AND full text [sb]. For example, occupational diseases AND full text[sb].

    To see what you can get full text for free, type your subject AND free full text [sb]. For example, occupational diseases AND free full text[sb].

    Journals that provide some free full text through links in PubMed
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/linkout/journals/jourlists.cgi?typeid=2&type=journals&show=ALL&operation=Show

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Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Resources

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International Resources

These organizations provide free or low-cost access to institutions or individuals in developing/transition countries and/or selected countries.

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Document Delivery - US and International

  • Find a library that provides document delivery service to your country through Loansome Doc®, a document ordering feature of PubMed. Some libraries may charge a fee for service.
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/loansome_doc.html

    US libraries that provide document delivery to other countries
    https://docline.gov/loansome/r1_fl.cfm
  • Look in your telephone book yellow pages under "Library Research & Services." The NLM does not endorse these companies or the services they provide.
  • A list of document delivery suppliers is available at http://library.med.utah.edu/docsupp/
    The NLM does not endorse these companies or the services they provide.

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