MULKC, 

Central Library, 2012. 

APA Style

This guide provides a basic format to the APA citation style.

Book

Author(s). (Date of Publication). Title of book. City of Publisher: Publisher.

Eliopoulos, C. (2010). Gerontological nursing (7th ed.). Philadelphia Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins.: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Royal Adelaide Hospital; University of Adelaide, Department of Clinical Nursing. (2001). Compendium
of nursing research and practice development, 1999-2000. Adelaide (Australia): Adelaide
University.

Book Section

Author(s) of Chapter. (Date of Publication). Title of chapter. In Editor(s)(Eds.), Title of Book (pp. page
numbers). City of Publisher: Publisher.

Chelimsky, T. C. (2009). CHAPTER 9: Pain (pp. 149-165): Demos Medical Publishing, LLC.
Lanska, D. J. (2009). CHAPTER 12: Dementia (pp. 201-211): Demos Medical Publishing, LLC.
Meltzer, P. S., Kallioniemi, A., & Trent, J. M. (2002). Chromosome alterations in human solid tumors. In
B. Vogelstein & K. W. Kinzler (Eds.), The genetic basis of human cancer (pp. 93-113). New
York: McGraw-Hill.
Phillips, S. J., & Whisnant, J. P. (1995). Hypertension and stroke. In J. H. Laragh & B. M. Brenner (Eds.),
Hypertension: pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management (2nd ed., pp. 465-478). New York:
Raven Press.
Rodríguez, R. L. (2009). Chapter 2: The Treatment of Dystonia with Botulinum Toxins (pp. 37-55):
Demos Medical Publishing, LLC.
Slevin, J. T., & Ryan, M. (2009). CHAPTER 8: Headaches (pp. 123-147): Demos Medical Publishing,
LLC.

Conference Paper

Author. (Year). Title. `Paper presented at the` Conference Name. `Retrieved from` URL

Bengtsson, S., & Solheim, B. G. (1992). Enforcement of data protection, privacy and security in medical
informatics. Paper presented at the MEDINFO 92. Proceedings of the 7th World Congress on
Medical Informatics; 1992 Sep 6-10, Geneva, Switzerland. Amsterdam.
Christensen, S., & Oppacher, F. (2002). An analysis of Koza's computational effort statistic for genetic
programming. Paper presented at the Genetic programming. EuroGP 2002: Proceedings of the
5th European Conference on Genetic Programming; 2002 Apr 3-5, Kinsdale, Ireland.
Harnden, P., Joffe, J. K., & Jones, W. G. (2002). Germ cell tumours V. Paper presented at the Proceedings
of the 5th Germ Cell Tumour Conference; 2001 Sep 13-15, Leeds, UK.
Conference Proceedings

Author. (Year of Conference, Date). Title. Paper presented at the Conference Name,

Conference Location.

Harnden, P., Joffe, J. K., & Jones, W. G. (2001 Sep 13-15). Germ cell tumours V. Paper presented at the
Proceedings of the 5th Germ Cell Tumour Conference, Leeds, UK.
Kimura, J., & Shibasaki, H. (1995 Oct 15-19). Recent advances in clinical neurophysiology. Paper
presented at the Proceedings of the 10th International Congress of EMG and Clinical
Neurophysiology, Kyoto, Japan.
Leonard, J. (2010, Mar/Apr2010). Nursing in Critical Care. Paper presented at the 25th BACCN
conference, Southport.

Dictionary

Editor(s)(Eds.). (Date of Publication). Title of Book(s). (Edition, Vol. volume #). City of Publisher:
Publisher.

Apraxia. (1995). Stedman's medical dictionary (26th ed.). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
Filamin. (2000). Dorland's illustrated medical dictionary (29th ed.). Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders.

Electronic Article

Author(s). (Year of publication). Title of article. Title of the Periodical. Retrieved [date of access],
from [url]

Abood, S. (2002 Jun). Quality improvement initiative in nursing homes: the ANA acts in an advisory
role. Am J Nurs, 102(6), about 1 p. Retrieved from
http://www.nursingworld.org/AJN/2002/june/Wawatch.htmArticle
Morse, S. S. (1995 Jan-Mar). Factors in the emergence of infectious diseases. Emerg Infect Dis, 1(1), 24
screens. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/eid.htm
Zähner, D., Gudlavalleti, A., & Stephens, D. S. (2010). Increase in Pilus Islet 2–encoded Pili among
Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 16(6).
Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/16/6/955.

Electronic Book

Author(s). (Date of publication). Title of Book. Publisher. Retrieved [date of access], from [name of
database] database.

Donaldson, M. S. (1999). Measuring the quality of health care Retrieved from

http://legacy.netlibrary.com/
Foley, K. M., & Gelband, H. (2001). Improving palliative care for cancer Retrieved from
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309074029/html/
Journal Article

Author(s). (Year of publication). Title of article. Journal, volume number, Page Numbers.

Galli, C., Passeri, G., & Macaluso, G. M. (2010). Osteocytes and WNT: the Mechanical Control of Bone
Formation. Journal of Dental Research, 89(4), 331-343.
Randelli, E., Buonocore, F., & Scapigliati, G. (2008). Cell markers and determinants in fish immunology.
Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 25(5), 326-340.
Secombes, C. J., & Chappell, L. H. (1996). Fish immune responses to experimental and natural infection
with helminth parasites. Annual Review of Fish Diseases, 6, 167-177.

Magazine Article

Author. (Year, Date). Title. Magazine, Volume, Pages.

Buckingham, M. (2005, March). What Great Managers Do. Harvard Business Review, 83, 70-79.
Ratnersar, R. (1999, January 25). The homework ate my family. Time, 153, 54-63.
Talcott, R. (May 2004). Great Comets. Astronomy, 36-41.

Map

Cartographer (Cartographer). (Year). Title.

Carolina., N. (Cartographer). (1991). Tuberculosis rates per 100,000 population, 1990 [Map].
Pratt, B., Flick, P., & Vynne, C. (Cartographer). (2000). Biodiversity hotspots [Map].

Newspaper Article

Author(s). (Date of Publication). Title of article. Title of the Newspaper, pp. Page Numbers.

Bloomberg News. (2010, May 21). More Disclosure For Drug Research, Article, New York Times.
Retrieved from
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=50678461&site=ehost-live
Lee, G. (1996 Jun 21). Hospitalizations tied to ozone pollution: study estimates 50,000 admissions
annually, The Washington Post.
Lynn, Z. (2010, May 22). Landis's U-Turn, Article, New York Times. Retrieved from
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=50748935&site=ehost-live
Tynan, T. (2002 Aug 12). Medical improvements lower homicide rate: study sees drop in assault rate, The
Washington Post.

Online Database

Author(s). (Date of publication). Title of the article. Title of the Periodical, volume number (issue
number), Inclusive page numbers. Retrieved [date of access], from [name of database]
database.

Who's Certified. Evanston (IL): The American Board of Medical Specialists. (c2000). Retrieved 2001
Mar 8 http://www.abms.org/newsearch.asp
Jablonski, S. (1999). Online Multiple Congenital Anomaly/Mental Retardation (MCA/MR) Syndromes.
Bethesda (MD). Retrieved 2002 Aug 12, from National Library of Medicine (US)
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/archive//20061212/mesh/jablonski/syndrome_title.html
Patent

Inventor. (Year). Country Patent Number. Published Source: Issuing Organization.

Larsen, C. E., Trip, R., & Johnson, C. R. (1995 Jun 25). United States Patent No. US 5,529,067.
Pagedas, A. C. (2002 Aug 1). United States Patent No. US 20020103498.

Thesis

Author. (Year). Title. Unpublished Thesis Type, University, City.

Cairina, R. B. (1995). Infrared spectroscopic studies of solid oxygen (Dissertation). University of

California, Berkeley.
Dallam, S. (2010). A model of the retraumatization process: A meta-synthesis of childhood sexual abuse
survivors' experiences in healthcare. Ph.D. 3390894, University of Kansas, United States --
Kansas. Retrieved from
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1967896921&Fmt=7&clientId=49111&RQT=309&VNam
e=PQD
Holmes, B. (2010). An examination of the relationships of multidisciplinary team membership, quality of
care, and the relationship between conscientiousness and nursing aide turnover in the long term
care setting. Ph.D. 3396808, Walden University, United States -- Minnesota. Retrieved from
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1983108241&Fmt=7&clientId=49111&RQT=309&VNam
e=PQD

Web Page

Author/editor. (Date of page creation or last revision). Full title of the web page. Retrieved [Date
accessed], from [URL]

American Medical Association. (1995-2002, 2001 Aug 23). AMA Office of Group Practice Liaison;
[about 2 screens] Retrieved Aug 12, 2002, from
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1736.html
Cancer-Pain.org. (2000-01, 2002 May 16) Retrieved Jul 9, 2002, from http://www.cancer-pain.org/