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URF Publishers follows AMA (American Medical Association) styling for citations. Items are listed numerically in the order they are cited in the text. Use commas to separate multiple citation numbers in text. Superscript numbers 1 to mark citations in the text are placed outside periods and commas, and inside colons and semicolons. When citing the same source more than once, give the number of the original reference, where the information was found.
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1. Smith LA, O’Flanagan CH, Bowers LW, Allott EH, Hursting SD. Translating Mechanism-Based Strategies to Break the Obesity-Cancer Link: A Narrative Review. J Acad Nutr Diet 2018;118(2): 652-667.
2. Yazigi JA Jr, Anauate Nicolao F, Archetti Netto N. Magnetic resonance imaging reproducibility for rotator cuff partial tears in patients up to 60 years. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2019;20:383-388.
3. Moore Y, Shotton E, Brown R, Gremmel J, Lindsey S, Pankey J. Effects of incentive spirometry on perceived dyspnea in patients hospitalized with pneumonia. Medsurg Nursing 2018;27(1):19-23.
4. Laver KE, Adey‐Wakeling Z, Crotty M, Lannin NA, George S, Sherrington C. Telerehabilitation services for stroke. Cochrane Database of Syst Rev 2020;(1):CD010255.
Note: For more than six, provide the names of the first three authors and then add et al.,
Author must ensure that each reference cited in the text is also present in the reference list (and vice versa). Kindly remember that there should be no citation in the abstract. Moreover, unpublished manuscripts or results should not be cited in the reference list, but may be mentioned in the text. Citation of a reference as in press implies that the item has been accepted for publication.
Posterior urethral valve (PUV) is the most common cause of congenital lower urinary tract
obstruction in male children. 1 While primary endoscopic fulguration is the mainstay treatment
for PUV, it may not always be feasible, particularly in severe cases. 1,3 This study aimed to
investigate whether the initial surgical treatment (primary endoscopic fulguration (PEF)
versus primary vesicostomy (PVS)) affects the outcome of PUV, using clinical, biological,
radiological, and urodynamic parameters to assess the efficacy of each approach. 4-7
Note: (In-Text Citations) - Use commas to show that more than one work is being cited, and
use hyphens for several works that would be numbered sequentially.
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