Health Care Master Research Guide

Here are a few examples of how to cite online sources in AMA format. For a complete discussion and further examples, see section 2.12.46, “Electronic Citations” in the American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (9th ed.), located behind the Reference Desk at DML. Please note that specific abbreviations are required for journal titles, places of publication, etc., so you must consult the manual when in doubt.

An Article from an Online Article Database (with continuous pagination through a volume)

Lynch D, Ferraro M, Krol J, Trudell CM, Christos P, Volpe BT. Continuous passive motion improves shoulder joint integrity following stroke. Clin Rehabil [serial online]. 2005; 19: 594-599. Available from MEDLINE [database online] at: http://search.epnet.com. Accessed January 6, 2006.

An Article from an Online Article Database (with new pagination in each issue)

Pasero C, McCaffery M. No self-report means no pain-intensity rating: assessing pain in patients who cannot provide a report. Am J Nurs [serial online]. October 2005; 105: 50-53. Available from MEDLINE [database online] at: http://search.epnet.com. Accessed January 9, 2006.

An Article from an Online Journal (with continuous pagination through a volume)

Schulman SP, Becker LC, Kass DA, et al. L-Arginine therapy in acute myocardial infarction:
the Vascular Interaction with Age in Myocardial Infarction (VINTAGE MI) randomized clinical trial. JAMA [serial online]. 2006; 295: 58-64. Available at: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/295/1/58. Accessed January 9, 2006.

An Online Book

Spiegelhalter DJ, Abrams KR, Myles, JP. Bayesian Approaches to Clinical Trials and Health-care Evaluation [book online]. Chichester, England: John Wiley & Sons; 2004. Available at: http://www.netlibrary.com. Accessed January 9, 2006.

Web Sites

American Physical Therapy Association. Code of ethics. Available at: http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Ethics_and_Legal_Issues1&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=21760. Accessed January 9, 2006.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Bone health. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bonehealth/. Accessed January 9, 2006.

Here are a few examples of how to cite books, articles, and other sources in AMA format. For a complete discussion and further examples, see section 2.12 in the American Medical Association Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (9th ed.), located behind the Reference Desk at DML. Please note that specific abbreviations are required for journal titles, places of publication, etc., so you must consult the manual when in doubt.

Books

Levangie PK, Norkin CC. Joint Structure and Function: A Comprehensive Analysis. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: FA Davis Co.; 2005.

Edited Books

Boissonnault WG, ed. Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders; 2005.

Book Chapters

Willms DG, Johnson NA, White NA. A qualitative study of family practice physician health promotion activities. In: Miller WL, Crabtree BF, eds. Doing Qualitative Research. Newbury Park, Calif: Sage Publications; 1992: 189-204.

Journal Articles (with continuous pagination throughout a volume)

Cheah GM, Martens, KH. Coumadin knowledge deficits: do recently hospitalized patients know how to safely manage the medication? Home Healthc Nurse. 2003; 21: 94-100.

Journal Articles (with new pagination in each issue)

Veronesi J. After the crash: treating whiplash. RN. September 2005; 68: 40-45.

Letters to the Editor

Beasley JW. Primary care research and protection for human subjects [letter]. JAMA. 1999; 281: 1697-1698.

Government Publications

Design and Estimation for the National Health Interview Survey, 1995-2004. Hyattsville, Md: National Center for Health Statistics, US Dept of Health and Human Services; 2000. DHHS (PHS) publication 2000-1330.

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