lib/bio/reference.rb in bio-1.4.1 vs lib/bio/reference.rb in bio-1.4.2

@@ -270,11 +270,11 @@
       lines << "%J #{@journal}" unless @journal.empty?
       lines << "%V #{@volume}" unless @volume.to_s.empty?
       lines << "%N #{@issue}" unless @issue.to_s.empty?
       lines << "%P #{@pages}" unless @pages.empty?
       lines << "%M #{@pubmed}" unless @pubmed.to_s.empty?
-      u = @url.empty? ? pubmed_url : @url
+      u = @url.to_s.empty? ? pubmed_url : @url
       lines << "%U #{u}" unless u.empty?
       lines << "%X #{@abstract}" unless @abstract.empty?
       @mesh.each do |term|
         lines << "%K #{term}"
       end
@@ -585,12 +585,11 @@
     # Returns a valid URL for pubmed records
     #
     # *Returns*:: String
     def pubmed_url
       unless @pubmed.to_s.empty?
-        cgi = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi"
-        opts = "cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids"
-        return "#{cgi}?#{opts}=#{@pubmed}"
+        head = "http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed"
+        return "#{head}/#{@pubmed}"
       end
       ''
     end
 
     private