Subject and Research Guides: Vancouver Referencing: Websites and social media

Websites and social media

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... occurs in gestational diabetes.¹

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Author/organization's name. Title of the page [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher's name; Publication date or year [updated date - year month day; cited date - year month day]. Available from: URL

Important icon If the place, publisher or date is unknown use [place unknown], [publisher unknown]; If neither the date of publication nor a date of copyright can be found - use the date of update/revision or date cited.

Diabetes Australia. Gestational diabetes [Internet]. Canberra (AU): Diabetes Australia; 2015 [updated 2015; cited 2017 Nov 23]. Available from: https://www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/gestational-diabetes
National Center for Infectious Diseases [Internet]. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US); [reviewed 2007 Feb 15; cited 2007 Feb 20]. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm

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Coping with ADHD ...²

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Title [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher's name (unless unknown); Publication date or year [updated date (if available0; cited date]. Available from: URL

The family impact of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) [Internet]. [place unknown: publisher unknown]; 2009 Nov 1 [updated 2010 Jan 1; cited 2010 Apr 8]. Available from:http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com.au/healthandlifest yle.asp?sid=192&title=The‐Family‐Impact‐of‐Attention‐ Deficit‐Hyperactivity‐Disorder‐%28ADHD%29page=2

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Smith⁴reported that ...

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Author of blog - Family name and initials or organisation. Title of blog [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher. First year of blog followed by dash -. Title of post; year month day of post [cited year month day]; [number of screens]. Available from: URL

Smith SW. Dr. Smith's ECG blog [Internet]. Minneapolis (MN): Dr Stephen W Smith. 2008 -. A 54 yo male with sudden chest pain. Computer says normal. Paramedic disagrees. 2017 Nov 27 [cited 2017 Nov 29]; [about 4 screens]. Available from: http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com.au/2017/11/a-54-yo-male-with-suddenchest-pain.html

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... health.³

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Author of post - family and initials. Title of post. Year month day of post [cited year month day]. In: Author or editor of blog. Title of blog [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher. First year of blog followed by dash -. [about - number of screens]. Available from URL

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Harwood A. Tourists enter the medical mix. 2011 Jun 7 [cited 2017 Nov 29]. In: Rural Health;Workforce. Rural health - a life changing difference [Internet]. Melbourne (AU): Rural Health Workforce.2012 -. [about 2 screens]. Available from: http://ruralchampions.govspace.gov.au/2011/06/07tourists-enter-the-medical-mix/.

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... workshops.⁷

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Author(s) - Family name and initials / Twitter name / organisation. Full text of the tweet. [Internet]. Date Tweet posted - year month day [cited date - year month day]; Available from: URL of Twitter account

Macquarie University Library. Start this session with confidence! Workshops from the Library & Writing Centre will help you develop the skills you need to succeed at uni. [Internet]. 2023 Jul 20 [cited 2023 Nov 29]; Available from: https://twitter.com/MQ_Library/status/1681816534853754881

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The winners will be ...¹

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Author(s) - Family name and initials / Title of Facebook [Internet]. Date posted - year month day [cited date - year month day]; Available from: URL

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University of Queensland Library. The winners of the 2017 Queensland Literary Awards will be revealed at tonight's ceremony. Good luck to all shortlisted writers! [Internet]. 2017 Oct 4 [cited 2017 Nov 29]; Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/uniofqldlibrary/posts/.

Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers (2nd edition) and AMA manual of style provide detailed guidance in formatting bibliographic citations in Vancouver referencing style.