Cite an NIH publication in APA Style
Our template for APA style makes it easy to cite an NIH document. Many users think these should be cited as web pages but these types of documents are actually technical reports in ΓÇ£APAΓÇ¥ terminology. Take a look at this document as an example:
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/pht_facts.pdf
NIH publication example
If you scroll to the bottom of the document you will see that the document has a publication number. You should cite this document by its NIH publication number rather than the web address.
NIH publication report number
To cite this document in Word click APA, More, Technical Report and enter the publication info in the Report ID field.
Citing an NIH publication in Reference Point Software
Hint: use Ctrl-V to paste the report information into the entry form.
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