Research Guides: Nursing: Citing and Writing

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Citing Common Health Sciences Sources in APA

StatPearls (articles located via National Library of Medicine/PubMed)

Format reference list citation as an informally published work from a preprint archive or institutional repository

General Reference Format: Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (Year). Title of article in italics (PMID #). National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information. http://xxxxx

Sen, R., & Hurley, J. A. (2023). Osteoarthritis (PMID 29493951). National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29493951/

Danishyar, A., & Ashurst, J. V. (2023). Acute Otitis Media. (PMID 29262176). National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29262176/

UpToDate Articles

Format reference list citations like a journal article, but italicize the database name, UpToDate, in place of the journal title
Use the year of the last update as the date
Add a retrieved date because the content changes over time and versions are not archived
Revise the URL to remove the https//:www-uptodate-com.pearl.stkate.edu login and replace that portion of the URL with https://www.uptodate.com/

General Reference Format: Author, A.A., & Author, B.B. (Year). Title of article. UpToDate. Retrieved Month Date, Year. http://xxxxx

Deveza, L.A. (2024). Overview of the management of osteoarthritis. UpToDate. Retrieved October 23, 2024. https://www.uptodate.com./contents/overview-of-the-management-of-osteoarthritis

Pelton, S.I., & Tahtinen, P. (2023). Acute otitis media in children: Epidemiology, microbiology, and complications. UpToDate. Retrieved June 30, 2024. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/acute-otitis-media-in-children-epidemiology-microbiology-and-complications

UpToDate Drug Information

Use the format above but use UpToDate Lexidrug as a group author and (n.d.) to indicate there is no date specified

UpToDate Lexidrug. (n.d.). Alprazolam: Pediatric drug information. UpToDate. Retrieved October 23, 2024. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/alprazolam-drug-information

UpToDate Lexidrug. (n.d.). Omeprazole: Patient drug information. UpToDate. Retrieved September 2, 2024. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/omeprazole-patient-drug-information