Wikipedia:PMID

The Wikipedia software recognizes inline PMID numbers.^[1]

The software automatically creates a search link to PubMed in the same way that it does for International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) for books.^[2] No template is required to enable this feature.

When a PMID is known, it may be helpful to use it in the same way as it is good practice to use ISBN references for book sources.^[3]

It is important when making a link to have only a space after "PMID" followed by the numbers; do not use the colon which is present in PubMed citations.

Example: Correct: PMID 4957203; Incorrect: PMID:4957203; Incorrect: PubMed 4957203

The formatted citation is displayed as a blue link:

PMID 4957203

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References

↑ PMID is an acronym for "PubMed ID". PMID stands for "PubMed IDentifier" number.
↑ Ayers, Phoebe et al. (2008). How Wikipedia Works: and How You Can Be a Part of It, p. 186.
↑ Ayers, p. 190.

[1] PMID is an acronym for "PubMed ID". PMID stands for "PubMed IDentifier" number.

[2] Ayers, Phoebe et al. (2008). How Wikipedia Works: and How You Can Be a Part of It, p. 186.

[3] Ayers, p. 190.

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