Box 113Locating the date of update/revision

  • Contributions to databases/datasets on the Internet may be updated or revised after publication. Look for the date accompanied by such words as updated, modified, revised, reviewed:
    • At the top or bottom of the first screen or the bottom of the last screen of the contribution
    • In a specific field if the contribution is subdivided into fields
    • In the source code for the contribution if it is displayed by the Web browser

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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