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Book

  • Authors’ surname, followed by no more than 2 initials
  • Authors’ names are separated by a comma and a space
  • Enter all authors in order in which they appear in the source
  • Book chapters - abbreviate page numbers to p.  For example, p. 12-34.
  • Electronic books include the DOI (Digital Object Identifier) if given.  Place this after the URL
  • Abbreviate months to the first 3 letters, for example March would be Mar
  • Pagination for entire books is optional

Book - Print

Author AA. Title of book.  Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Pagination.

McDonald RE, Avery DR, Dean JA. Dentistry for the child and adolescent. 9th ed.  London: Mosby; 2011. 704 p.

Book - Chapter in a book

—Author AA, Author BB. Title of book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Chapter number, Chapter title; p. [page numbers of chapter].
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—Iannucci J, Howerton LJ. Dental Radiography: principles and techniques. 5th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2017. Chapter 3, Dental Radiographer basics; p. 35-55.

Book - Chapter in an edited book

—Author AA, Author BB. Title of chapter. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, editors. Title of book. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. p. [page numbers of chapter].
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—Brown JP, Dodds MW. Dental caries and associated risk factors.  In Cappelli DP, Mobley CC, editors. Prevention in clinical oral health care.  St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier; 2008. p. 50-65.

Book - Electronic book

Author AA.  Title of book [Internet]. Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher; Year of publication [cited YYYY Mon DD]. Number of pages. Available from: URL doi: (if available)
 

Felton S, Chapman A. Basic guide to oral health education and promotion [Internet]. 2nd ed. Hoboken: Wiley; 2013 [cited 2020 Mar 22]. 314 p. Available from: https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ez.library.latrobe.edu.au/lib/latrobe/detail.action?docID=1414120

Book - Chapter in an electronic book

—Author AA, Author BB. Title of the book [Internet]. Edition. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication. Chapter number, Chapter title; [cited YYYY Mon DD]. p. number. Available from: URL doi: (if available)
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—Felton S, Chapman A. Basic guide to oral health education and promotion [Internet].  2nd ed. Hoboken: Wiley; 2013. Chapter 20, Pregnant patients; [cited 2020 Jan 16]. p.199-205. Available from: https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ez.library.latrobe.edu.au/lib/latrobe/reader.action?docID=1414120&ppg=211

Book - Chapter in an edited electronic book

Author AA, Author BB. Title of chapter. In: Editor AA, Editor BB, editors. Title of the book [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher; Year of publication [cited YYYY Mon DD]. p. number. [page or chapter number/s] Available from: URL doi: (if available)
 

Morgan AG. Dental fear and anxiety assessment in children.   In: Campbell C, editor. Dental fear and anxiety in pediatric patients [Internet]. Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2017 [cited 2020 May 16]. Chapter 3. Available from: https://doi-org.ez.library.latrobe.edu.au/10.1007/978-3-319-48729-8_3