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AMA Style - 10th edition

Examples and information on how to create bibliographies and format student papers in the style of the American Medical Association's Manual of Style.

Format for Book Citations

Citing an Entire Print Book:

Elements Needed

Authors
Title of book
Edition (unless it is a first edition)
Place of publication
Publisher
Year of copyright

Format:

  1. Author FM, Author FM. Title of Book. 2nd ed. City of Publication, ST: Publishers Name; Year.



Citing an Entire eBook:

Elements Needed

Authors
Title of book
Edition (unless it is a first edition)
Place of publication
Publisher
Year of copyright
URL
Accessed date

Format:

  1. Author FM, Author FM. Title of Book. 2nd ed. City of Publication, ST: Publishers Name; Year. http://URL. Accessed Month Day, Year.

Examples: Book Citations

Entire Print Book Examples

  1. Pence GE. Classic Cases in Medical Ethics: Accounts of Cases That Have Shaped Medical Ethics, with Philosophical, Legal, and Historical Backgrounds. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill; 2004
  2. Perlman AL, Schulze-Delrieu KS. Deglutition and Its Disorders: Anatomy, Physiology, Clinical Diagnosis, and Management. San Diego, CA: Singular Pub Group; 1997.
  3. Perlman AL, Schulze-Delrieu KS. Deglutition and Its Disorders: Anatomy, Physiology, Clinical Diagnosis, and Management. San Diego, CA: Singular Pub Group; 1997.
  4. Saxon SV, Etten MJ, Perkins EA. Physical Change & Aging: A Guide for the Helping Profession. 5th ed. New York, NY: Springer Pub Co; 2010.
  5. World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region. Clinical Guidelines for Withdrawal Management and Treatment of Drug Dependence in Closed Settings. Manila, Philippines: Author; 2009.

Entire eBook Examples

  1. Bali RK, Bos L, Gibbons MC, Ibell S, eds. Rare Diseases in the Age of Health 2.0. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer; 2014. http://www.springer.com/engineering/biomedical+engineering/book/978-3-642-38642-8. Accessed July 30, 2014. 
  2. ahabir S, Pathak YV, eds. Nutraceuticals and health: review of human evidence. Boca Raton, FL: Taylor & Francis; 2014. http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/books/details/9781466517226/. Accessed July 30, 2014.