APA Style Manual
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Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed.
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APA References Page Examples
Journal articles
DOI (digital object identifier) printed on article or in the citation:
Aldridge, M.A. (2012). Addressing non-adherence to antipsychotic medication: A harm-reduction approach. Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, 19(1), 85-96. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01809.x
Article without DOI:
Lucero, R.J., Lake, E.T, & Aiken, L.H. (2009). Variations in nursing care quality across hospitals. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 65(11), 2299-2310. Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2648
Cochrane Review: see http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2012/01/how-to-cite-cochrane-reviews-in-apa-style.html
Singh, J., Kour, K., & Jayaram Mahesh, B. (2012). Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors for schizophrenia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012(1), 1–101. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD007967.pub2
Books
Entire book:
Kasper, D.L., & Harrison, T. R. (2005). Harrison's manual of medicine, (16th ed). New York : McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division.
Book chapter or encyclopedia article:
DeMoranville, V.E., & Harr, R. (2006). Red blood cell indices. In Long, J.L. (Ed.), The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health, 2d Ed. (Vol. 4, pp. 2314-2316). Detroit, MI: Gale.
Electronic book:
Clarke, L. (2002) Challenging ideas in psychiatric nursing. Retrieved from EbscoHost Ebook Collection.