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A major focus of the dermatology task force is to ensure dermatologic content is thoroughly and properly referenced. Generally, content should not be added without citation of a reliable secondary source. See WP:MEDRS for more information on reliable secondary sources for medical articles.
The Manual of Style for medicine-related articles explains how to insert references. Additionally, PubMed lists the most important English biomedical journals and is free to search for abstracts with some links to full articles, and from the PubMed PMID abstract number Diberi's tool may be used to generate the necessary {{ Cite journal}} markup code along with the enclosing <ref>....</ref> tags for inline citations.
The following examples use cite templates, such as {{ Cite book}} and {{ Cite journal}}. Reliable secondary sources are fundamental for contributing to Wikipedia content.
Book examples
- Bolognia, Jean L.; et al. (2007). Dermatology. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- Burns, Tony; et al. (2004). Rook's Textbook of Dermatology. Oxford: Blackwell Science. ISBN 0-632-06429-3.
- James, William D.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- Wolff, Klaus Dieter; et al. (2008). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. McGraw-Hill Medical. ISBN 0-07-146690-8.
Review article examples
- McLaughlin MR, O'Connor NR, Ham P (January 2008). "Newborn skin: Part II. Birthmarks". Am Fam Physician. 77 (1): 56–60. PMID 18236823.
- O'Connor NR, McLaughlin MR, Ham P (January 2008). "Newborn skin: Part I. Common rashes". Am Fam Physician. 77 (1): 47–52. PMID 18236822.
The article Acne aestivalis provides a basic example of how to properly cite a reliable secondary source.
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| This is an
essay on
article content. It contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more
WikiProjects on how the
content policies may be interpreted within their area of interest.
This information is not a formal
Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been
thoroughly vetted by the community. |
A major focus of the dermatology task force is to ensure dermatologic content is thoroughly and properly referenced. Generally, content should not be added without citation of a reliable secondary source. See WP:MEDRS for more information on reliable secondary sources for medical articles.
The Manual of Style for medicine-related articles explains how to insert references. Additionally, PubMed lists the most important English biomedical journals and is free to search for abstracts with some links to full articles, and from the PubMed PMID abstract number Diberi's tool may be used to generate the necessary {{ Cite journal}} markup code along with the enclosing <ref>....</ref> tags for inline citations.
The following examples use cite templates, such as {{ Cite book}} and {{ Cite journal}}. Reliable secondary sources are fundamental for contributing to Wikipedia content.
Book examples
- Bolognia, Jean L.; et al. (2007). Dermatology. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
- Burns, Tony; et al. (2004). Rook's Textbook of Dermatology. Oxford: Blackwell Science. ISBN 0-632-06429-3.
- James, William D.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- Wolff, Klaus Dieter; et al. (2008). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. McGraw-Hill Medical. ISBN 0-07-146690-8.
Review article examples
- McLaughlin MR, O'Connor NR, Ham P (January 2008). "Newborn skin: Part II. Birthmarks". Am Fam Physician. 77 (1): 56–60. PMID 18236823.
- O'Connor NR, McLaughlin MR, Ham P (January 2008). "Newborn skin: Part I. Common rashes". Am Fam Physician. 77 (1): 47–52. PMID 18236822.
The article Acne aestivalis provides a basic example of how to properly cite a reliable secondary source.