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AMA Manual of Style (10th edition ed.) : A Guide for Authors and Editors

AMA Manual of Style Committee

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date:
Mar 2007
Print ISBN-13:
9780195176339
Published to AMA Manual of Style:
Apr 2009
DOI:
10.1093/jama/9780195176339.001.0001
© American Medical Association
Contents

Abbreviations

Chapter:
Visual Presentation of Data
Author(s):

Stacy Christiansen

4.1.6 Abbreviations

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 14.12, Abbreviations, Units of Measure; 18.0, Units of Measure; and 19.0, Numbers and Percentages). However, spelled-out words should not be combined with abbreviations for units of measure. For example, “First Week” or “1st wk” or “Week 1” may be used as a column heading, but not “First wk.” Abbreviations or acronyms should be explained in a footnote (see 4.1.3, Table Components, Footnotes).