AMA : American Medical Association (10th ed., 2007)
Note: These examples should not be used as an all-encompassing substitute for the actual citation style guide.
Electronic Sources
Journal article from a database
Graves N, Krepcho M, Mayo HG. Does yoga speed healing for patients with low back pain?. J Fam Pract. 2004;53:661-663. Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition [database online]. Accessed November 4, 2004.
Notes: Names of journals should be abbreviated according to the listing in Index Medicus. Search the PubMed journal database to find journal abbreviations.
If more than 6 authors, list first 3, then “et. al”
Online Journal
Savulescu J, Foddy B, Clayton M. Why we should allow performance enhancing drugs in sport. Br J Sport Med [serial online]. December 2004(38):666-670. Available at: http://bjsm.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/38/6/666. Accessed November 30, 2004.
Notes: Names of journals should be abbreviated according to the listing in Index Medicus. Search the PubMed journal database to find journal abbreviations.
If more than 6 authors, list first 3, then “et. al”
World Wide Web
Health on the Net Foundation. Health on the Net Foundation code of conduct (HONcode) for medical and health Web sites. Available at: http://www.hon.ch/Conduct.html. Accessed September 16, 2004.
Pribut SM. Gait Biomechanics. Dr. Stephen M. Prubit’s Sport Pages Web site. Available at: http://www.drpribut.com/sports/spgait.html. Accessed July 20, 2004.
Print Sources
Journal Article
Davis JT, Allen HD, Powers JD, Cohen DM. Population requirements for capitation and planning in pediatric cardiac surgery. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996;150:257-259.
Notes: Names of journals should be abbreviated according to the listing in Index Medicus. Search the PubMed journal database to find journal abbreviations.
If more than 6 authors, list first 3, then “et. al”.
Reference to an entire book
Sherlock S, Dooley J. Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System. 9th ed. Oxford, England: Blackwell Scientific Publications; 1993.
Edited book
Sutcliffe AJ, ed. The New York Public Library Writer’s Guide to Style and Usage. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers Inc; 1994.
Reference to a Chapter in a Book
Nahas GG, Goldfrank LR. Marijuana. In: Goldfrank LR, Flomenbaum NE, Lewin NA, Weisman RS, Howland MA, Hoffman RS, eds. Goldfrank’s Toxicologic Emergencies. 5th ed. Norwalk, Conn: Appleton & Lange; 1994:889-898.
Books with Volume Numbers, no separate titles
Creager MA, ed. Vascular Disease. St Louis, Mo: Mosby; 1996. Braunwald E, ed. Atlas of Heart Disease; vol 7.
Notes: In the example shown, Creager is the editor of Vascular Disease, which is volume 7 in the series Atlas of Heart Disease. Braunwald is the editor of the entire series.
Newspapers
Steinmetz G. Kafka is a symbol of Prague today; also, he’s a T-shirt. Wall Street Journal. October 10, 1996:A1, A6.
Auerbach S. Tomorrow’s MDs unready for managed care? studies say that medical schools’ training methods are behind the times. Washington Post. September 17, 1996;Health section:11.
Government Bulletins
US Bureau of the Census. Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1993. 113th ed. Washington, CD: US Bureau of the Census; 1993.
Clinical Practice Guideline Number 5: Depression in Primary Care, 2: Treatment of Major Depression. Rockville, Md: Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, US Dept of Health and Human Services; 1993. AHCPR publication 93-0551.
Serial Publications
Steahr TE, Roberts T. Microbial Foodborne Disease: Hospitalizations, Medical Costs and Potential Demand for Safer Food. Storrs: Food Marketing Policy Center, University of Connecticut; 1993. Private Strategies, Public Policies and Food System Performance Working Paper Series, No. 32.
Secondary Citations and Quotations (Including Press Releases)
Gordis E. Relapse and craving: a commentary. Alcohol Alert. 1989;6:3. Cited by: Mason BJ, Kocsis JH, Ritvo EC, Culter RB. A double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of desipramine for primary alcohol dependence stratified on the presence or absence of major depresion. JAMA. 1996;275:761-767.
Leary WE. Quoted by: Smoking Control Advocacy Resource Center (SCARC) Action Alert. Issue: Study Correlates Advertising With Increased Youth Consumption. Washington, DC: Advocacy Institute; March 15, 1994.
Cigarette smoking among American teens rises again in 1995 [press release]. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Survey Research Center; December 15, 1995.
Multimedia
Audiotapes and Videotapes
The Right to Die . . . The Choice Is Yours [videotape]. New York, NY: Society for the Right to Die; 1987.
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy [videotape]. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press; 1995. Alger I, ed; Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders Video Series.
Cohen LB, Basuk PM, Wayne JD. Video Guide to Flexible Sigmoidoscopy [videotape]. New York, NY: Igaku-Shoin Medical Publishers; 1995.
Transcript of Television or Radio Broadcast
An American dilemma [transcript]. “60 Minutes.” CBS television. January 14, 1996.