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4. A University of Hawaii librarian taught me to insert the term PubMed in any medical search

Fri Sep 22, 2023, 10:59 PM

Sep 2023

If I want to read peer-reviewed journal articles that were credibly published, not wait for some guy’s opinion to show up in a 15 second news blip.

“baby aspirin heart health preventative pubmed”
got me these links below, for starters. Note the date and the number of citations to figure out if it’s important or if the medical community thinks it is. Hope this is helpful. Best luck to you.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18187072/#:~:text=Aspirin%20therapy%20was%20associated%20with,CI%2C%200.65%2D0.87)%2C
Low-dose aspirin in patients with stable cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35570250/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35471505/

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About taking baby aspirin [View all] question everything Sep 2023 OP

All I can say is after my heart surgery GP6971 Sep 2023 #1

never got that news --every day 2 80 mg New Haven Sep 2023 #2

Several question everything Sep 2023 #5

Hi New Haven, maybe one of the links above will help. mahina Sep 2023 #6

Just go to PubMed itself and eliminate the middleman (middle-search engine?) wackadoo wabbit Sep 2023 #8

Yeah, it's great meeting you, too! wackadoo wabbit Sep 2023 #10

I had a heart attack nearly three years ago. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2023 #7

thank you all for your help I am trying to write a response New Haven Sep 2023 #11