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Example

Ninety percent of emergency room visits by older adults for

adverse drug reactions could be attributed to three classes of

drugs: antidiabetic drugs, oral anticoagulants, and narrow

therapeutic index drugs (Budnitz et al., 2007).

Groups as Authors.

For works authored by corporations, government agencies, or other

organizations, write out the name each time it appears in the text. If
the name is one with a familiar abbreviation (e.g., IRS for Internal

Revenue Service), the name of the group or organization may be

abbreviated in the text after the first reference.

Examples

Prevent Child Abuse America (2004) lists six warning signs that

a child may be involved with an online sexual predator, including

telephone calls from strangers or unexplained gifts or cash.

Warning signs that a child may be involved with an online sexual

predator include telephone calls from strangers or unexplained gifts

or cash (Prevent Child Abuse America, 2004).

A Work with No Author Listed.