Instructions for Nature Reviews Cardiology CNIC Edition authors

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Journals

• Akhmedkhanov, A. & Winser, H. Aspirin and lung cancer in women. Br. J. Cancer 87, 49-53 (2002).
• Page, S. P., Pnatazis, A . & Elliott, P. M. Acute myocardial ischemia associated with latent left ventricular outflow tract obstruction in the absence of left ventricular hypertrophy. J. Am. Soc. Echocardiogr. 20, 772.e1-772 (2007).

Books

• Tromans, A. How to Edit a Manuscript 1–44 (Bourne and Hollingsworth, London, 1922).
• Wenz, C. et al. in The Production Nightmare 2nd edn. Vol. 56 Ch. 8 (eds Whittock, K. et al.) 222–333 (Academic, New York, 1935).

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• Winser, H. Title of the article. Web site title, complete URL (2005).

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• This journal should be cited as: Nat. Rev. Cardiol. CNIC Edition VOL, PAGES.

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