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Dissertations and Theses

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Examples of Citations to Entire Dissertations and Theses

Standard dissertation
Standard master's thesis
Dissertation or thesis with availability statement included
Dissertation or thesis with location of a library or other holding institution where the dissertation/thesis may be found

Examples of Citations to Parts of Dissertations and Theses

Chapter in a dissertation or thesis
Table in a dissertation or thesis
Other part of a dissertation or thesis

Examples of Citations to Entire Dissertations and Theses

Standard dissertation

Jones DL. The role of physical activity on the need for revision total knee arthroplasty in individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee [dissertation]. [Pittsburgh (PA)]: University of Pittsburgh; 2001. 436 p.

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  <name>
    <surname>Jones</surname>
    <given-names>DL</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>The role of physical activity on the need for revision total knee arthroplasty in individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee [dissertation]</source>
  <publisher-loc>[Pittsburgh (PA)]</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>University of Pittsburgh</publisher-name>
  <year>2001</year>
  <size units="page">436 p</size>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Jones</surname><given-names>DL</given-names></name>.
   <source>The role of physical activity on the need for revision total knee arthroplasty in individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee [dissertation]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>[Pittsburgh (PA)]</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>University of Pittsburgh</publisher-name>;
   <year>2001</year>. <size units="page">436 p</size>.
</mixed-citation>

Liu-Ambrose TY. Studies of fall risk and bone morphology in older women with low bone mass [dissertation]. [Vancouver (BC)]: University of British Columbia; 2004. 290 p.

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<element-citation publication-type="thesis">
  <name>
    <surname>Liu-Ambrose</surname>
    <given-names>TY</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>Studies of fall risk and bone morphology in older women with low bone mass [dissertation]</source>
  <publisher-loc>[Vancouver (BC)]</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>University of British Columbia</publisher-name>
  <year>2004</year>
  <size units="page">290 p</size>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Liu-Ambrose</surname><given-names>TY</given-names></name>.
   <source>Studies of fall risk and bone morphology in older women with low bone mass [dissertation]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>[Vancouver (BC)]</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>University of British Columbia</publisher-name>;
   <year>2004</year>. <size units="page">290 p</size>.
</mixed-citation>

Zhao C. Development of nanoelectrospray and application to protein research and drug discovery [dissertation]. Buffalo (NY): State University of New York at Buffalo; 2005. 276 p.

<element-citation> | <mixed-citation>

<element-citation publication-type="thesis">
  <name>
    <surname>Zhao</surname>
    <given-names>C</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>Development of nanoelectrospray and application to protein research and drug discovery [dissertation]</source>
  <publisher-loc>Buffalo (NY)</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>State University of New York at Buffalo</publisher-name>
  <year>2005</year>
  <size units="page">276 p</size>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Zhao</surname><given-names>C</given-names></name>.
   <source>Development of nanoelectrospray and application to protein research and drug discovery [dissertation]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>Buffalo (NY)</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>State University of New York at Buffalo</publisher-name>;
   <year>2005</year>. <size units="page">276 p</size>.
</mixed-citation>

Standard master's thesis

Roguskie JM. The role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1244 pilin glycan in virulence [master's thesis]. [Pittsburgh (PA)]: Duquesne University; 2005. 111 p.

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<element-citation publication-type="thesis">
  <name>
    <surname>Roguskie</surname>
    <given-names>JM</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>The role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1244 pilin glycan in virulence [master's thesis]</source>
  <publisher-loc>[Pittsburgh (PA)]</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>Duquesne University</publisher-name>
  <year>2005</year>
  <size units="page">111 p</size>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Roguskie</surname><given-names>JM</given-names></name>.
   <source>The role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1244 pilin glycan in virulence [master's thesis]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>[Pittsburgh (PA)]</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>Duquesne University</publisher-name>;
   <year>2005</year>. <size units="page">111 p</size>.
</mixed-citation>

Weisbaum LD. Human sexuality of children and adolescents: a comprehensive training guide for social work professionals [master's thesis]. Long Beach (CA): California State University, Long Beach; 2005. 101 p.

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<element-citation publication-type="thesis">
  <name>
    <surname>Weisbaum</surname>
    <given-names>LD</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>Human sexuality of children and adolescents: a comprehensive training guide for social work professionals [master's thesis]</source>
  <publisher-loc>Long Beach (CA)</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>California State University, Long Beach</publisher-name>
  <year>2005</year>
  <size units="page">101 p</size>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Weisbaum</surname><given-names>LD</given-names></name>.
   <source>Human sexuality of children and adolescents: a comprehensive training guide for social work professionals [master's thesis]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>Long Beach (CA)</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>California State University, Long Beach</publisher-name>;
   <year>2005</year>. <size units="page">101 p</size>.
</mixed-citation>

Dissertation or thesis with availability statement included

Boyer CL. Do rural Medicare patients have different post-acute service patterns than their non-rural counterparts? [dissertation]. [Cleveland (OH)]: Case Western Reserve University; 2004. 131 p. Available from: UMI, Ann Arbor, MI; AAT 3145345.

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<element-citation publication-type="thesis">
  <name>
    <surname>Boyer</surname>
    <given-names>CL</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>Do rural Medicare patients have different post-acute service patterns than their non-rural counterparts? [dissertation]</source>
  <publisher-loc>[Cleveland (OH)]</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>Case Western Reserve University</publisher-name>
  <year>2004</year>
  <size units="page">131 p</size>
  <comment>Available from: UMI, Ann Arbor, MI; AAT 3145345</comment>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Boyer</surname><given-names>CL</given-names></name>.
   <source>Do rural Medicare patients have different post-acute service patterns than their non-rural counterparts? [dissertation]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>[Cleveland (OH)]</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>Case Western Reserve University</publisher-name>;
   <year>2004</year>. <size units="page">131 p</size>. Available from: UMI, Ann Arbor, MI; AAT 3145345.
</mixed-citation>

Overlock JA. The relationship between balance and fundamental motor skills in children five to nine years of age [master's thesis]. [Corvallis (OR)]: Oregon State University; 2004. 111 p. Available from: Kinesiology Publications, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR; PSY 2317.

<element-citation> | <mixed-citation>

<element-citation publication-type="thesis">
  <name>
    <surname>Overlock</surname>
    <given-names>JA</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>The relationship between balance and fundamental motor skills in children five to nine years of age [master's thesis]</source>
  <publisher-loc>[Corvallis (OR)]</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>Oregon State University</publisher-name>
  <year>2004</year>
  <size units="page">111 p</size>
  <comment>Available from: Kinesiology Publications, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR; PSY 2317</comment>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Overlock</surname><given-names>JA</given-names></name>.
   <source>The relationship between balance and fundamental motor skills in children five to nine years of age [master's thesis]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>[Corvallis (OR)]</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>Oregon State University</publisher-name>;
   <year>2004</year>. <size units="page">111 p</size>. Available from: Kinesiology Publications, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR; PSY 2317.
</mixed-citation>

Dissertation or thesis with location of a library or other holding institution where the dissertation/thesis may be found

Akerstrom B. Adults with autism and mental retardation: a life-span perspective [dissertation]. Uppsala (Sweden): S. Academiae Upsaliensis; 2001. 156 p. Located at: National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; W1 AC955 v.20 2001.

<element-citation> | <mixed-citation>

<element-citation publication-type="thesis">
  <name>
    <surname>Akerstrom</surname>
    <given-names>B</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>Adults with autism and mental retardation: a life-span perspective [dissertation]</source>
  <publisher-loc>Uppsala (Sweden)</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>S. Academiae Upsaliensis</publisher-name>
  <year>2001</year>
  <size units="page">156 p</size>
  <comment>Located at: National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; W1 AC955 v.20 2001</comment>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Akerstrom</surname><given-names>B</given-names></name>.
   <source>Adults with autism and mental retardation: a life-span perspective [dissertation]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>Uppsala (Sweden)</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>S. Academiae Upsaliensis</publisher-name>;
   <year>2001</year>. <size units="page">156 p</size>. Located at: National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; W1 AC955 v.20 2001.
</mixed-citation>

Examples of Citations to Parts of Dissertations and Theses

Chapter in a dissertation or thesis

Lemov RM. The laboratory imagination: experiments in human and social engineering [dissertation]. [Berkeley (CA)]: University of California, Berkeley; 2000 Spring. Chapter 2, Running the maze: animal and human experiments; p. 67-130.

<element-citation> | <mixed-citation>

<element-citation publication-type="thesis">
  <name>
    <surname>Lemov</surname>
    <given-names>RM</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>The laboratory imagination: experiments in human and social engineering [dissertation]</source>
  <publisher-loc>[Berkeley (CA)]</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>University of California, Berkeley</publisher-name>
  <year>2000</year>
  <season>Spring</season>
  <chapter-title>Chapter 2, Running the maze: animal and human experiments</chapter-title>
  <fpage>67</fpage>
  <lpage>130</lpage>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Lemov</surname><given-names>RM</given-names></name>.
   <source>The laboratory imagination: experiments in human and social engineering [dissertation]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>[Berkeley (CA)]</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>University of California, Berkeley</publisher-name>;
   <year>2000</year> <season>Spring</season>. <chapter-title>Chapter 2, Running the maze: animal and human experiments</chapter-title>; p.
   <fpage>67</fpage>-<lpage>130</lpage>.
</mixed-citation>

Christensen PM. Infant nutrition and child health on Tarawa, Kiribati: a nutritional anthropological approach [master's thesis]. Sydney (Australia): University of New South Wales, Centre for South Pacific Studies; 1995. Chapter 3.1, Breastfeeding practices on Tarawa; p. 46-53.

<element-citation> | <mixed-citation>

<element-citation publication-type="thesis">
  <name>
    <surname>Christensen</surname>
    <given-names>PM</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>Infant nutrition and child health on Tarawa, Kiribati: a nutritional anthropological approach [master's thesis]</source>
  <publisher-loc>Sydney (Australia)</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>University of New South Wales, Centre for South Pacific Studies</publisher-name>
  <year>1995</year>
  <chapter-title>Chapter 3.1, Breastfeeding practices on Tarawa</chapter-title>
  <fpage>46</fpage>
  <lpage>53</lpage>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Christensen</surname><given-names>PM</given-names></name>.
   <source>Infant nutrition and child health on Tarawa, Kiribati: a nutritional anthropological approach [master's thesis]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>Sydney (Australia)</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>University of New South Wales, Centre for South Pacific Studies</publisher-name>;
   <year>1995</year>. <chapter-title>Chapter 3.1, Breastfeeding practices on Tarawa</chapter-title>; p.
   <fpage>46</fpage>-<lpage>53</lpage>.
</mixed-citation>

Hayenga ES. Dieting through the decades: a comparative study of weight reduction in America as depicted in popular literature and books from 1940 to the late 1980's [dissertation]. [Minneapolis (MN)]: University of Minnesota; 1988. Chapter 3C, Science and health; p. 257-270.

<element-citation> | <mixed-citation>

<element-citation publication-type="thesis">
  <name>
    <surname>Hayenga</surname>
    <given-names>ES</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>Dieting through the decades: a comparative study of weight reduction in America as depicted in popular literature and books from 1940 to the late 1980's [dissertation]</source>
  <publisher-loc>[Minneapolis (MN)]</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>University of Minnesota</publisher-name>
  <year>1988</year>
  <chapter-title>Chapter 3C, Science and health</chapter-title>
  <fpage>257</fpage>
  <lpage>270</lpage>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Hayenga</surname><given-names>ES</given-names></name>.
   <source>Dieting through the decades: a comparative study of weight reduction in America as depicted in popular literature and books from 1940 to the late 1980's [dissertation]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>[Minneapolis (MN)]</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>University of Minnesota</publisher-name>;
   <year>1988</year>. <chapter-title>Chapter 3C, Science and health</chapter-title>; p.
   <fpage>257</fpage>-<lpage>270</lpage>.
</mixed-citation>

Table in a dissertation or thesis

Munoz JA. What is the quality of care in a developing country? Measuring physician practice and health outcomes [dissertation]. Santa Monica (CA): Rand Graduate School; 2002. Table 4.8, Mean objective measures of health for healthcare facility users; p. 4-33.

<element-citation> | <mixed-citation>

<element-citation publication-type="thesis">
  <name>
    <surname>Munoz</surname>
    <given-names>JA</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>What is the quality of care in a developing country? Measuring physician practice and health outcomes [dissertation]</source>
  <publisher-loc>Santa Monica (CA)</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>Rand Graduate School</publisher-name>
  <year>2002</year>
  <comment>Table 4.8, Mean objective measures of health for healthcare facility users</comment>
  <fpage>4-33</fpage>
  <lpage>4-33</lpage>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Munoz</surname><given-names>JA</given-names></name>.
   <source>What is the quality of care in a developing country? Measuring physician practice and health outcomes [dissertation]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>Santa Monica (CA)</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>Rand Graduate School</publisher-name>;
   <year>2002</year>. Table 4.8, Mean objective measures of health for healthcare facility users; p. 4-33.
</mixed-citation>

Other part of a dissertation or thesis

Mackowski MP. Human factors: aerospace medicine and the origins of manned space flight in the United States [dissertation]. [Tempe (AZ)]: Arizona State University; 2002 May. Part 2, Space medicine; p. 188-377.

<element-citation> | <mixed-citation>

<element-citation publication-type="thesis">
  <name>
    <surname>Mackowski</surname>
    <given-names>MP</given-names>
  </name>
  <source>Human factors: aerospace medicine and the origins of manned space flight in the United States [dissertation]</source>
  <publisher-loc>[Tempe (AZ)]</publisher-loc>
  <publisher-name>Arizona State University</publisher-name>
  <year>2002</year>
  <month>May</month>
  <part-title>Part 2, Space medicine</part-title>
  <fpage>188</fpage>
  <lpage>377</lpage>
</element-citation>

<mixed-citation publication-type="thesis">
   <name><surname>Mackowski</surname><given-names>MP</given-names></name>.
   <source>Human factors: aerospace medicine and the origins of manned space flight in the United States [dissertation]</source>.
   <publisher-loc>[Tempe (AZ)]</publisher-loc>:
   <publisher-name>Arizona State University</publisher-name>;
   <year>2002</year> <month>May</month>. <part-title>Part 2, Space medicine</part-title>; p.
   <fpage>188</fpage>-<lpage>377</lpage>.
</mixed-citation>