Citing the Genetics Home Reference

This example follows the format prescribed in the "Database/Retrieval systems" section of National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation. Supplement: Internet Formats.

A citation for the Alzheimer disease page published on April 7, 2004, and observed on April 18, 2004, is:

Genetics Home Reference. [Internet] Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2003- [updated 2004 Apr 7; cited 2004 Apr 18] Alzheimer disease [about 4 screens] Available from http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=alzheimerdisease.

To construct a citation for another page, replace

• the update date (e.g., 2004 Apr 7) with the "Published:" date displayed at the bottom of the page
• the cited date (e.g., 2004 Apr 18) with the date you read the page
• the page title (e.g., Alzheimer disease)
• the extent (e.g., [about 4 screens]) if required
• the URL (e.g., http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=alzheimerdisease)

Each glossary definition on Genetics Home Reference cites its primary source. Please follow the link and cite the primary source directly.