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    "sourceUrl": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/",
    "verified": "2026-09-06",
    "url": "https://exponentialtracker.com/curve/pubmed_papers",
    "csv": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/pubmed_papers.csv",
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    "retrievedFrom": "Compiled by Exponential Tracker and re-derived from the source named above. Rebuilt on every deploy, so re-fetch rather than trusting a saved copy to be current.",
    "rights": "The underlying data belongs to NCBI PubMed (journal articles by date of publication). This compilation may be reused with attribution to Exponential Tracker. No licence is claimed or implied over the source data.",
    "citation": "Exponential Tracker, \"Annual Biomedical Papers (PubMed)\", exponentialtracker.com/curve/pubmed_papers, data verified 2026-09-06. Underlying source: NCBI PubMed (journal articles by date of publication)."
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