Box 101Names for cities and countries not in English

  • Use the English form for names of cities and countries if possible. However, the name as found on the publication may always be used.
    • Moskva   becomes   Moscow
    • Wien   becomes   Vienna
    • Italia   becomes   Italy
    • Espana   becomes   Spain

From: Chapter 24, Databases/Retrieval Systems/Datasets on the Internet

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Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers [Internet]. 2nd edition.
Patrias K, author; Wendling D, editor.
Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007-.
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