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The Vancouver referencing style uses numerical citations throughout a document and a Reference List at the end. It was created in 1978 at the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors conference in Vancouver and has come to be known as the Vancouver style. Vancouver is a "numbered" style and follows the rules established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

In-Text Citations:

Citations are numbered consecutively in the order in which they appear in the text. Each citation corresponds to a numbered reference containing publication information about the source cited in the reference list at the end of the publication, essay, or assignment.

Once a source has been cited, the same number is used in all subsequent references. There is no distinction between print and electronic references when citing within the text.

References List:

A numbered list of references must be provided at the end of the paper:

The list should be arranged in the citation order in the text of the publication, assignment, or essay, not in alphabetical order.

List only one reference per reference number.

E-journal Citation Format:

1. Obrist B, Iteba N, Lengeler C, Makemba A, Mshana C. Access to health care in contexts of livelihood insecurity: a framework for analysis and action. PLoS Med 2007;4:1584-88. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040308

Conference Paper/Proceedings Format:

2.Armstrong N, Nugent C, Moore G, Finlay D. Mapping userneeds to smartphone services for persons with chronic disease. In: Hutchison D, ed. Ambient assistive health and wellness management in the heart of the city: 7th International Conference on Smart Homes and Health Telematics, ICOST 2009, Tours, France, July 1-3, 2009. Proceedings. Heidelberg: Springer, 2009:25-31. http://www.springerlink.com.ezproxy.liv.ac.uk/content/2378226k61v37817/fulltext.pdf.

Book Format:

3. Schwartz L, Hendry RA, Preece PE. Medical ethics: a case based approach. Edinburgh: Saunders, 2002.

4. US Food and Drug Administration. Public Health Advisory: need for caution when using vacuum assisted delivery devices. Rockville, MD: FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health, 1998.