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AMA Writing Guide: WHO Reports

This research guide provides a brief introduction to the AMA 11th edition.

Citing World Health Organization (WHO) Reports

For more information about citing reports from the WHO, see section 3.13.2 of the AMA Manual

Publications from the World Health Organization 

WHO Publications with Attributed Authors or Editors 

Template: Author(s) or Editor(s). Title of publication in sentence case. Name of organization, department, office, or team; publication date. Accessd [date]. URL (or DOI, if provided). 

Example: Santos AC, Nonvignon J, Blankson P, Johnson A, Aikins M, eds. Economic costs of air pollution in Accra, Ghana. World Health Organization; 2021. Accessed August 11, 2021. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240017320

WHO Publications without Attributed Authors 

Template: World Health Organization. Title of publication in sentence case. Name of organization, department, office, or team; publication date. Accessed [date]. URL (or DOI, if provided). 

Example: World Health Organization. Regulatory situation of herbal medicines: a worldwide review. World Health Organization; 1998. Accessed July 23, 2020. https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/63801