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1. Smith JA, Doe MB. The effects of climate change on coastal ecosystems. J Environ Sci. 2024;45(3):234-251.
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as recently shown.¹
Citation Styles for Medicine and Health Sciences
Citation styles for medical, nursing, and health science writing, including AMA, Vancouver, and other clinical formats.
Which medical citation style should you use?
Use the style that your instructor, journal, or institution requires. If you can choose, compare how each style cites a source in the text and where it is used most.
| Style | Main field | In-text citation | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMA 10th edition | Medicine | as recently shown.¹ | AMA 10th edition style is widely used in medicine and the health sciences. It was created by the American Medical Association. |
| AMA 11th edition | Medicine | as recently shown.¹ | AMA 11th edition style is widely used in medicine and the health sciences. It was created by the American Medical Association and is the current edition. |
| Vancouver | Medical | [1] | Vancouver style is used primarily in medical and scientific journals. It uses numbered citations that correspond to a reference list. |
| Vancouver author-date | Medical | (Smith and Doe, 2024) | Vancouver author-date style is a variant of Vancouver that uses author-date citations instead of numbered references, used in some medical and scientific contexts. |