Parashar A, Makkar SS, Sharma RK, Nanda V "A method to reduce citation errors while compiling bibliographies" Annals of Plastic Surgery 59 (2): 232-233, August 2007

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail : atulparashar at hotmail.com 

Title: A method to reduce citation errors while compiling bibliographies 

Author(s): Parashar A (Parashar, Atul), Makkar SS (Makkar, Surinder S.), 
Sharma RK (Sharma, Ramesh K.), Nanda V (Nanda, Vipul) 

Source: ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY 59 (2): 232-233 AUG 2007 

Document Type: Letter 
Language: English 
Cited References: 3      Times Cited: 0  
        
Addresses: Parashar A (reprint author), Post Grad Inst Med Educ & Res, Dept 
Plast Surg, Chandigarh, India
Post Grad Inst Med Educ & Res, Dept Plast Surg, Chandigarh, India

Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 
19106-3621 USA 

Subject Category: Surgery 
IDS Number: 194SF 
ISSN: 0148-7043 

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Excerpt from Paper :

PubMed (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=) is a common search 
engine used by medical professionals to retrieve reference details.  After 
listing all the references, we put the author name of the first reference 
in the search window of PubMed.  This lists the indexed publications of the 
author chronologically.  The name of more than 1 author can also be put in 
the search box to make it easier to find the relevant reference.  Once the 
reference is found, it is selected by checking the box next to it.  Then, 
we click on "send to" icon and select the "text" option.  This provides the 
detailed reference in text format, which can be saved in a separate 
document file.  We repeat this procedure for all the references to get a 
compiled bibliography, which can be formatted in any style.  If the search 
of particular reference reveals "no item found" this signifies a mistake in 
typing the author's name.  Under these circumstances, a search can be made 
using the name of other authors in the reference article.  The complete 
bibliography thus obtained is once again checked against the original 
articles to safeguard against any possible errors."