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Abbreviating Number
Stephen J. Lurie and Margaret A. Winker
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
The word number may be abbreviated No. in the body of tables and line art or in the text when used as a specific designator. Do not use the number sign (#) in place of the abbreviation. The word ...
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Abbreviations
Roxanne K. Young
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary defines an abbreviation as “a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the whole”3 (eg, Dr for doctor, US for United ...
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Abbreviations
Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Within the body of the table and in column headings, units of measure and numbers normally spelled out may be abbreviated for space considerations (see , Abbreviations, Units of Measure; , Units of ...
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Abbreviations
Bruce McGregor and Harriet S. Meyer
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Include only abbreviations used in the text being indexed (ie, if a text uses only an expanded form, eg, National Institutes of Health, but never the abbreviation, do not include “NIH” in the index). ...
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Abbreviations
Harriet S. Meyer
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
The following are some common abbreviations from pulmonary function testing; they should always be expanded at first mention: |
Abbreviations
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Avoid the use of abbreviations in the title and subtitle, unless space considerations require an exception (see the first example below) or unless the title or subtitle includes the name of a group ...
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Abbreviations
Brenda Gregoline
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
For most all-capital abbreviations, the plural is formed by adding s. Do not use an apostrophe before the s. (See also , Punctuation, Apostrophe, Using Apostrophes to Form Plurals.) Note: When plural ...
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Abbreviations
Phil B. Fontanarosa and Stacy Christiansen
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Most units of measure are abbreviated when used with numerals or in a virgule construction. Certain units of measure should be spelled out at first mention, with the abbreviated form in parentheses. ...
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Abstract
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
In this age of electronic data dissemination and retrieval, in which abstracts are typically indexed and freely available, a well-written abstract has become increasingly important in directing ...
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Abstract and Introduction
Margaret A. Winker and Stephen J. Lurie
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
UPDATE: We will discontinue using quotation marks to identify parts of an article, but retain the capitalization; eg, This is discussed in the Methods section (not the “Methods” section). This change ...
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