A PubMed Unique Identifier (PMID) is assigned to every abstract indexed in PubMed.
You can find the PMID for an article on the Search Results page under each entry.
![PMID in search](//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/172305/images/PMID2.png)
The PMID can also be found on the article's abstract page under the abstract text.
![PMID in abstract](//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/172305/images/PMID1.png)
If you know the PMID for an article, you may search for it using the search box.
![PMID in search bar](//libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/172305/images/PMID.JPG)