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APA Style Guide

Citations for Common Health Sciences Sources

A book: 

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher.

Example: 

American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington,

         D.C.: American Psychological Association.

A drug from Micromedex: 

Brand name of drug (commercial name). (Year, month). In Name of the tool or tab used for search. [Electronic version].

         Retrieved from Micromedex Health Care Series, SBU Libraries edition.

Example:

Advil (Ibuprofen) tablets. (2015, January). In Drug ID. [Electronic version]. Retrieved from Micromedex Health Care Series,

         SBU Libraries edition.

An image from an academic image database: 

Corporation Name. (Year). Name of Specific Image. Retrieved from Name of Image Database. 

Example: 

Amirsys, Inc. (2015). Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Fig. 4. Retrieved from Amirsys Imaging Reference Center.

A patient care sheet from CareNotes:

Entry or condition: Type of notes used (language). (n.d.). Retrieved Month Day, Year, from Micromedex CareNotes System, SBU

        Libraries edition.

Example:

Influenza: Inpatient care (English). (n.d.). Retrieved November 30, 2015, from Micromedex CareNotes System, SBU Libraries

        edition.

A document from an website:

Author, A. (date). Title of document. Retrieved from: http://URL

Example (document with an author):

Ericksen, K. (2015, September 28). 8 reasons why a nurse is not 'just a nurse.' Retrieved from: 

          http://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/nursing/blog/not-just-a-nurse/

Example (organization as the author):

Southwest Baptist University. (n.d.). Bachelor of science in health sciences. Retrieved from: http://mercy.sbuniv.edu/bhs.html

An article from a government web site:

Author, A. & Author, B. (date). Title of document. Retrieved from Full Organization Name website: http://URL

Example: 

Oscar-Berman, M. & Marinkovic, K. Alcoholism and the brain: An overview. Retrieved from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse

          and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health website: http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh27-2/125-133.htm

A government report:

U.S. Government Office Name. (date). Title of report. (Publication. No.) Retrieved from: http://URL

Example: 

U.S. Government Accountability Office. (2012, June). Employment for people with disabilities: Little Is known about the

          effectiveness of fragmented and overlapping programs (Publication No. GAO- 12-677). Retrieved from:

          http://www.gao.gov/assets/600/592074.pdf

Journal article: 

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. 

Example: 

Ullah, S., Ajab, S., Rao, R., Raghunathan, G., & DaCosta, P. (2015). Diaphragm disease of the small intestine: An interesting case

          report. International Journal of Surgical Pathology, 23(4), 322-324. 

Article with an DOI: 

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages.

          http://dx.doi.org/xx.xxx/yyyyy 

Example: 

Vickers, A. J. (2013). Writing up clinical research: a statistician's view. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 28(9), 1127-1129.

          doi:10.1007/s11606-013-2413-5

Newspaper article: 

Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. Retrieved from: http://URL

Example:

Searcey D., Porter, E., & Gebeloff, R. (2015, February 22). Health care opens stable career path, taken mainly by women. The

          New York Times. Retrieved from: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/business/economy/health-care-opens-middle-class-

          path-taken-mainly-by-women.html

An entry from an online dictionary/encyclopedia:

Entry name. (n.d.). In Dictionary/Encyclopedia Name online. Retrieved from: http://URL

Example:

Healthcare. (n.d.). In Oxford British and World English Dictionary online. Retrieved from:

          http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/english/healthcare

 

Guidelines for additional types of sources are available on the Purdue OWL website