Template:PMID/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:PMID.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original Template page.

This template provides an external link to PubMed abstracts of biomedical journals.

Usage

The template requires a PMID abstract number to be given:

Call: {{PMID|12345678}}
Result: PMID 12345678

To find a PMID abstract number, search for the article at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

This template also supports up to nine PMIDs, so the template comes in helpful to conveniently format lists of PMIDs (for example, in tables):

Call: {{PMID|12345678|23456789|12344321}}
Result: PMID 12345678

For leadouts different from the default "," this can be specified using the optional |leadout= parameter:

Call: {{PMID|12345678|23456789|12344321|leadout=and}}
Result: PMID 12345678

The template also supports plain links using the |plainlink= parameter:

Call: {{PMID|12345678|23456789|12344321|plainlink=yes}}
Result: PMID 12345678

Call: {{PMID|12345678|23456789|12344321|leadout=and|plainlink=yes}}
Result: PMID 12345678

Usage

See also