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Evidence Summaries

Summaries may include rapid reviews, reports, white papers, and/or point-of-care tools (e.g., DynaMed, BMJ Best Practice, etc.)

Format Example

#. Author AA, Author BB, or Organization Name(s). Title of evidence summary. Name of publishing group or institution and Document no. (if available). Publication date. Revised date (if available). Accessed Month DD, YYYY. URL/link to evidence summary (use website address where the summary exists, best not to link directly to the PDF)

1. McCarron M, Groot G, Dalidowicz M, Miller L. What distinguishes COVID-19 from influenza-like illnesses? COVID-19 Rapid Evidence Reviews PPE041701 RR. April 17, 2020. Accessed June 20, 2022. https://covid19evidencereviews.saskhealthauthority.ca/en/permalink/coviddoc32

2. Gunn H, Loshak H. Respiratory device fit for individuals with facial hair. CADTH. February 11, 2021. Accessed June 20, 2022. https://covid.cadth.ca/infection-control/respirator-device-fit-for-individuals-with-facial-hair/

General Rules

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Author/editor names: Last name + First name initial + Middle name initial (if available). e.g., Armand Peter Smith = Smith AP.
  • The names of all authors and editors should be given unless there are more than 6 (7 or more), in which case the names of the first 3 authors are used, followed by “et al”). e.g., Smith TP, Brown A, McLane E, et al.
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • Titles: Follow examples when using upper- and lowercase initials and italics. Do not use quotation marks for titles (e.g., "Title").
  • Subtitles: Use the colon (i.e., : ) to separate the title from the subtitle. e.g., Rural Healthcare: A Definitive Guide.
  • Dates: Spell out the full month name for 'Accessed' date. e.g., June, not Jun or 06. 
  • Proper nouns: Always capitalize the first initial of country/city, person, clinical tool, organization, and/or association names.