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Therapeutic Guidelines
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See examples for citations for Therapeutic Guidelines following the Vancouver bibliographic reference style.
Citation of Therapeutic Guidelines:
Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited; accessed {insert access date}. https://www.tg.org.au
Citation for a specific guideline in Therapeutic Guidelines:
Psychotropic [published 2021 Mar]. In: Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited; accessed {insert access date}. https://www.tg.org.au
Citation for a specific topic in Therapeutic Guidelines:
Thunderstorm asthma [published 2020 Dec]. In: Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited; accessed {insert access date}. https://www.tg.org.au
Citation for a topic in Therapeutic Guidelines that has been amended since publication:
Hepatitis B [published 2020 Dec; amended 2021 Mar]. In: Therapeutic Guidelines. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited; accessed {insert access date}. https://www.tg.org.au
Citation for a book:
Oral and Dental Expert Group. Therapeutic guidelines: oral and dental. Version 3. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited; 2019.
Citation for a specific topic in a book:
Salivary gland infections. In: Oral and Dental Expert Group. Therapeutic guidelines: oral and dental. Version 3. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited; 2019. pp.89–92.
Australian Prescriber
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General
These conditions are governed by the law of the State of Victoria, Australia and we each submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that state. If part or all of any provision of these conditions or their application to any person or circumstance is illegal or unenforceable the provision will be interpreted so as to ensure it is not illegal or unenforceable. If any provision or part of it cannot be so interpreted, the provision or part of it will be severed from these conditions and the remaining provisions of these conditions continue in force.
Last updated: August 2023