LibGuides: Nursing Subject Guide: Citing Sources

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Online information about the APA and NLM citation styles

American Medical Association (AMA) Style
American Psychological Association Format Rules
APA Style is commonly used at Westfield State University for Nursing Papers referring to outside sources.
Nat'l Library of Medicine Style Guide for Journal Citiations
This guide can be used for building references cited lists for your papers. Note that medical journal names are abbreviated. For journal title abbreviations see the next link.
NLM Catalog of Journal Titles
Use this to find the official abbreviations for medical journals you cite when using NLM Style. Enter the full name to find NLM abbreviations in the corresponding record.

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