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AMA Style Guide

Book Basics

Definition:

A book is usually a single volume, a.k.a. "monograph," that is not part of a larger container. However, books can be containers for multiple works. 

Print Book:

Author's Last Name Initial(s). Title of Book. Publisher's name; copyright year. 

Ebook:

Author's Last Name Initial(s). Title of Book. Publisher's name; copyright year. Accessed Month Day, Year. URL or DOI

Book Examples

One Author

Gunderman RB. X-Ray Vision: The Evolution of Medical Imaging and Its Human Significance. Oxford University Press; 2013.

Two–Six Authors

Heazell A, Norwitz ER, Kenny LC, Baker PN. Hypertension in Pregnancy. Cambridge University Press; 2010.

Seven or More Authors
List the first three authors followed by "et al."

LaPlante KA, Chapman JM, Kamps AB, et al.

Chapter in an Edited Book

Wenger NK. Coronary heart disease in women: evolution of our knowledge. In: Orth-Gomér K, Schneiderman N, Vaccarino V, Deter H-C, eds. Psychosocial Stress and Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Concepts, Findings, Future Perspectives. Springer International Publishing; 2015:13-25. Accessed May 21, 2020. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-09241-6_3

Entire Edited Book

Rousseau CM, Bessette A, eds. Scoliosis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment. Nova Science Publishers, Inc; 2012.

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