Research workflow tool

Reverse literature search

Enter a clinical claim or biomedical hypothesis, then find PubMed-backed papers and evidence snippets that support your medical research.

Example input

GLP-1 receptor agonists are associated with significant weight reduction in adults with obesity.

Clinical claim-first search

Start from your PICO question or clinical hypothesis instead of rebuilding complex PubMed Boolean queries.

Biomedical evidence snippets

Surface the exact passages from PubMed papers that support your clinical claim or medical research hypothesis.

PubMed source tracing

Continue into the biomedical result flow with direct PubMed links, citation context, and clinical evidence trails.

Preview

Paste a clinical claim, inspect PubMed-backed supporting papers, and jump into the biomedical result set.

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What it does

Clinical claim-first search

Next step

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Capabilities

Move from a claim to traceable sources with less friction

Find supporting literature, inspect source details, and continue with the right research workflow.

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Clinical claim-first search
Start from your PICO question or clinical hypothesis instead of rebuilding complex PubMed Boolean queries.
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Biomedical evidence snippets
Surface the exact passages from PubMed papers that support your clinical claim or medical research hypothesis.
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PubMed source tracing
Continue into the biomedical result flow with direct PubMed links, citation context, and clinical evidence trails.

Use cases

How people use it

Use LitSource when you already know which claim, citation, or reference list you need to investigate.

1
Backfill clinical references
Turn a drafted clinical claim into PubMed-verified supporting sources for your medical manuscript.
2
Respond to medical reviewer comments
Find biomedical papers that support your clinical claims before revising for journal resubmission.
3
Validate evidence-based medicine claims
Check whether your clinical thesis paragraph has traceable PubMed sources and defensible medical evidence.

FAQ

Questions before you start

Review common questions before searching for sources or checking citations.

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Continue with nearby research checks

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Clinical Reverse Literature Search | Evidence-Based Medicine