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<i>Citing Medicine</i> provides assistance to authors in compiling lists of
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in formatting bibliographic citations.</p></div><div><h2>Contents</h2><ul id="toc_tllNBK7256_toc_citmed_book_info" class="simple-list toc"><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_citmed_book_info"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/citmed_book_info/">About this Book</a></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A63373"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A63373/">Introduction</a></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_foreword_2015"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/foreword_2015/">2015 Foreword</a></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A301"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A301/">Foreword</a></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_part1_bxml"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/part1.bxml/">Citing Published Print Documents</a><ul id="toc_lst_NBK7256_toc_part1_bxml" class="simple-list toc"><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A32352"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A32352/">Chapter 1. Journals</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A32352/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: May 18, 2018.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A34155"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A34155/">Chapter 2. Books</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A34155/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: August 11, 2015.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A36688"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A36688/">Chapter 3. Conference Publications</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A36688/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: August 5, 2020.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A38179"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A38179/">Chapter 4. Scientific and Technical Reports</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A38179/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: August 11, 2015.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A39190"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A39190/">Chapter 5. Dissertations and Theses</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A39190/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: August 11, 2015.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A39804"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A39804/">Chapter 6. Bibliographies</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A39804/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: August 11, 2015.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A40800"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A40800/">Chapter 7. Patents</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A40800/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: August 11, 2015.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A41486"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A41486/">Chapter 8. Newspaper Articles</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A41486/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: August 11, 2015.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A41954"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A41954/">Chapter 9. Maps</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A41954/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: August 11, 2015.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A42777"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A42777/">Chapter 10. 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Papers and Poster Sessions Presented at Meetings</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A44069/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: August 5, 2020.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A44369"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A44369/">Chapter 13. Letters and Other Personal Communication</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A44369/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: March 17, 2017.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A44980"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A44980/">Chapter 14. Manuscripts and Preprints</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A44980/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: March 17, 2017.</div></li></ul></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_part3_bxml"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/part3.bxml/">Citing Audio and Visual Media (audiocassettes, videocassettes, slides, photographs, etc.)</a><ul id="toc_lst_NBK7256_toc_part3_bxml" class="simple-list toc"><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A46175"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A46175/">Chapter 15. Books and Other Individual Titles in Audiovisual Formats</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/A46175/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: August 11, 2015.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_A47102"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/A47102/">Chapter 16. 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Two-Letter Abbreviations for Canadian Provinces and Territories and U.S. States and Territories</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/appe/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_appf"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/appf/">Appendix F. Notes for Citing MEDLINE&#x000ae; /PubMed&#x000ae;</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/appf/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: October 10, 2007; Last Update: August 11, 2015.</div></li><li class="half_rhythm" id="toc_itm_NBK7256_toc_app01"><a class="toc-item" href="/books/n/citmed/app01/">Appendix. Content Updates</a><span class="small"> [<a href="/books/n/citmed/app01/pdf/">PDF Version</a>]</span><div class="small">Created: December 21, 2009; Last Update: August 5, 2020.</div></li></ul></li></ul></div><div><h4 class="inline">Suggested citation:</h4><p>Patrias K. Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers
[Internet]. 2nd ed. Wendling DL, technical editor. Bethesda (MD): National Library of
Medicine (US); 2007&#x000a0;-&#x000a0;&#x000a0;&#x000a0;&#x000a0;[updated 2015 Oct 2; cited <i>Year Month Day</i>].
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