---
name: "Bio::Biblio::IO::medline2ref"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libbio-biblio-perl"
version: "1.70-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Bio::Biblio::IO::medline2ref"
---

# Bio::Biblio::IO::medline2ref(3pm)

a converter of a raw hash to MEDLINE citations

## NAME

Bio::Biblio::IO::medline2ref - a converter of a raw hash to MEDLINE citations

## VERSION

version 1.70

## SYNOPSIS

```
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```

## DESCRIPTION

```
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## METHODS

### new

### convert

## INTERNAL METHODS

### \_load\_instance

### \_new\_instance

Load a module (given as a real module name, e.g. 'Bio::Biblio::MedlineJournalArticle'), call **new()** method on it, and return the instance returned by the **new()** method

### \_convert\_date

See OpenBQS specification (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/~senger/openbqs/) how a date should be coded; TBD: this can be improved - checking is missing, timezones,\
      converting to UTC... Also note that this routine does not convert 'medline\_date' - it is stored in a separate attribute without ant conversion.

### \_convert\_personal\_name

`$person` is a hash with persons attributes - we need to create and return a Bio::Biblio::Person object

### \_convert\_journal\_article

Takes journal article related attributes from `$article` and convert them into `$result` and at the end call \_convert\_article (which is shared with book article)

### \_convert\_book\_article

Takes book article related attributes from `$article` and convert them into `$result` and at the end call \_convert\_article (which is shared with journal article)

### \_convert\_article

Takes from `$source` article related attributes and convert them into `$article` (these attributes are the same both for journal and book articles

### \_convert\_providers

Takes a ref-array of providers - they can be persons or organisations, and returns an array of converted providers

## FEEDBACK

### Mailing lists

User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to the Bioperl mailing list.  Your participation is much appreciated.

```
  bioperl-l@bioperl.org                  - General discussion
  http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists  - About the mailing lists
```

### Support

Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list: *bioperl-l@bioperl.org*

rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible.

### Reporting bugs

Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track of the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web:

```
  https://redmine.open-bio.org/projects/bioperl/
```

## LEGAL

### Authors

Martin Senger \<senger@ebi.ac.uk\>

### Copyright and License

This software is Copyright (c) by 2002 European Bioinformatics Institute and released under the license of the same terms as the perl 5 programming language system itself