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For the most up-to-date citation information for sources in all formats (including internet sources such as blog entries, wikis, online handbooks, data sets, podcasts, online magazines, and electronic mailing lists), please refer to the title listed above.
AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors. American Medical Association Manual of Style.
11th edition (2020).
Call #: R119 .A533 202
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Most commonly cited:
See the listing below for some examples of citations for commonly-references resources. Note that this is not an exhaustive list of examples, and that citations will vary according to the type of resource(s) used and the method of that use.
Book: One Author (3.12.2, p.82)
Patterson JW. Weedon's Skin Pathology. 4th ed. Churchill Livingstone; 2016.
Sacks O. Hallucinations. Alfred A. Knopf; 2012.
Book: Multiple authors (3.7, p.64-65)
Adkinson NF Jr, Bochner BS, Burks W, et al, eds. Middleton's Allergy: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Saunders; 2014.
Etzel RA, Balk SJ, eds. Pediatric Environmental Health. American Academy of Pediatrics; 2011.
Edited Book: Editors and Translators (3.12.5, p.83)
Blumenthal DK, Garrison JC. Pharmacodynamics: molecular mechanisms of drug actions. In: Benton LL, ed. Chabner BA, Knollmann BC, associate eds. Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 12th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2011:41-72.
Plato. The Laws. Taylor EA, trans-ed. JM Dent & Sons Ltd; 1934:104-105.
Electronic Books: Books Online, Audiobooks, and/or Books on Tape/CD (3.12.11, p.86)
Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Raff M, Roberts K, Walter P. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 5th ed. CD-ROM. Garland Science; 2007.
Skloot R. The Immortal life of Henrietta Lacks. Audiobook. Random House Audio; 2010:chap 31.
Style Manual Committee, Council of Science Editors. Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. 8th ed. University of Chicago Press/Council of Science Editors; 2014. Accessed June 18, 2019. https://www.scientificstyleandformat.org.
Journal Article or Book Chapter (3.9.1.1, p.68; 3.12.4, p.83)
Boushey CJ. Application of research paradigms to nutrition practice. In: Coulston AM, Boushey CJ, Ferruzzi MG, eds. Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease. 3rd ed. Academic press; 2013:99-105.
Prince M, Glozier N, Sousa R, Dewey M. Measuring disability across physical, mental, and cognitive disorders. In: Regier DA, Narrow WE, Kuhl EA, Kupfer DJ, eds. The Conceptual Evolution of DSM-5. American Psychiatric Publishing Inc; 2011:189-227.
Government or Agency Bulletins (3.13.2, p.88)
Grall T. Census 2010 Report No. P60-255: Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2013. US Census Bureau; 2016.
Johnston LD, O'Malley PM, Bachman JG, Schulenberg JE, Miech RA. Monitoring the Future: National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2014: College Students and Adults Ages 19-55. Vol. 2. National Institute on Drug Abuse, US Dept of Health and Human Services; 2014.
Journal Article (3.11.1, p.70-71)
Klein T. Credentialing the Nurse Practitioner in Your Workplace: Evaluating Scope for Safe Practice. Nurs Admin Q. 2008;32(4):273-278.
Obama B. United States health care reform: progress to date and next steps. JAMA. 2016; 316(5):525-532. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.9797.
Journal Article: Two Authors (3.7, p.64-65)
Brekken S, Sheets V. Pain Management. Nurse Admin Q. 2008;32(4):288-295.
van der Kam S, Roll S, Swarthout T, et al. Effect of short-term supplementation with ready-to-use therapeutic food or micronutrients for children after illness for prevention of nutrition: a randomised controlled trial in Uganda. PLoS Med. 2016;13(2):e1001951. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001951
News Publications (3.13.1, p.87)
Liptak A. Yale finds error in legal stylebook: contrary to claim, Harvard didn't create it. New York Times. December 8, 2015:A24.
Tevlin J. Minneapolis street doctor dispenses care with a dose of dignity. Minneapolis Star Tribune. January 23, 2016. Accessed January 28, 2016. https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-street-doctor-dispenses-care-with-a-dose-of-dignity/366313741/
*When a DOI is provided, it is not necessary to also list the URL or date accessed.
Journal without DOI (3.15.1, p.64-67)
Mitchel J M, Scott E. Physician ownership of physical therapy services. Effects on charges, utilization, profits, and service characteristics. JAMA. 1992;268:2055-2059. https://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/268/15/2055. Accessed September 15, 2008.
Journals with DOI (3.15.1, p.64-67)
Allison MA, Hurley LP, Markowitz L, et al. Primary care physicians' perspectives about HPV vaccine. Pediatrics. 2016; 137(2):e20152488. doi:10.1542/peds.2015-2488
Babl F E, Mandrawa C, O'Sullivan, Crellin, D. Procedural pain and distress in young children as perceived by medical and nursing staff. Acute Pain. 2008;10(2):108. DOI:10.1016/j.acpain.2008.05.043.
