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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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Capitalization
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Capitalize the first letter of each major word in titles and subtitles. Do not capitalize articles (eg, a, an, the), prepositions of 3 or fewer letters, coordinating conjunctions (and, or, for, nor, ...
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Drugs
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
If drug names appear in the title or subtitle, (1) use the approved generic or nonproprietary name, (2) omit the nonbase moiety unless it is required (see , Nomenclature, Drugs), and (3) avoid the ...
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Genus and Species
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Genus and species should be expanded and italicized in the title or subtitle and an initial capital letter should be used for the genus but not the species name, just as in the text. (See also , ...
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Names of Cities, Counties, States, Provinces, and Countries
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Include cities, states, counties, provinces, or countries in titles only when essential, especially for results that may not be generalizable to other locations (eg, unique to that site).Epidemic of ...
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Numbers
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Follow the style for numbers included in titles as described in , Numbers and Percentages.Educational Programs in US Medical Schools, 2004 2005 Comparison of 2 Methods to Detect Publication Bias in ...
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Quotation Marks
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
If quotation marks are required in the title or subtitle, they should be double, not single (see , Punctuation, Quotation Marks, Titles).Above All “Do No Harm”: How Can Errors Be Avoided in Medicine?
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Titles and Subtitles
Cheryl Iverson
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Titles should be concise, specific, and informative and should contain the key points of the work. For scientific manuscripts, overly general titles are not desirable (but see also , Names of Cities, ...
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