Specific Rules #5 for Notes (optional) for Journal Articles Vancouver Style: Other types of material to include in notes

The notes element may be used to provide any further information. For example:

If a reference to the article may be found in PubMed.

Ryan MA, Shevade AV, Zhou H, Homer ML. Polymer-carbon black composite sensors in an electronic nose for air-quality monitoring. MRS Bull. 2004 Oct;29(10):714-9. Cited in: PubMed; PMID 15991400.

If the article contains a review of the literature and this is not indicated in the title.

Davies J, Alton E, Griesenbach U. Cystic fibrosis modifier genes. J R Soc Med. 2005;98 Suppl 45:47-54. Review.

If article is a book review or interview, or has other content for which additional information is helpful.

Flegel K. Biographies of healers [book review]. CMAJ. 2007 Jul 3;177(1):70. Review of: Bynum WF, Bynum H, editors. Dictionary of Medical Biography. Westport (CT): Greenwood Press; c2007.

Packman Z, Steen P. The nurses who simplified discharge planning [interview]. Nurs Times. 2007 Oct 16-22;103(42):20-1. Interview by Victoria Hoban.

When citing an abstract, the number of the abstract.

Bhat YM, McGrath KM, Bielefeldt K. Bravo pH monitoring: should we exclude the first 6 hours? [abstract]. Gastroenterology. 2002 Apr;128(4 Suppl 2):A392. Abstract no. M1786.

If the journal being cited is not a common one, the name of a library or other archive where it may be found, including any finding number.

Wen LY, Cai L, Zhang RL, Zhou XN. [Schistosomiasis transmission in urban area]. Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2004 Jul;25(7):577-9. Chinese. Located at: National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; W1 CH982KJ.

If the journal article contains a handout or informative material used to explain a procedure or a condition or the contents of a specific article are written in non-technical language for the patient or consumer, indicate this.

American Academy of Family Physicians. Information from your family doctor. What you should know about worrying too much. Am Fam Physician. 2006 Mar 15;73(6):1057-8. Includes patient education handout.

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