Clinical guidelines
Clinical guidelines are published in various formats. Therefore, choose reference type based on the type of document used, not the fact that it is a guideline. Also check who the author is, some guidelines list organizations, administrations, or associations as authors, other times individuals are listed as authors.
In reference list
Guideline published online
Number. Author AA, Author BB, Author CC OR Organization name. Title: subtitle. Publisher: Place of publication; Publication date. [Update date. Access date]. Available from: URL
Directorate of Health. Forebygging av hjerte- og karsykdom: nasjonal faglig retningslinje. Oslo: Directorate of Health; 2017 [Updated:5 Mar 2018. Accessed 22 Apr 2020]. Available from: https://www.helsedirektoratet.no/retningslinjer/forebygging-av-hjerte-og-karsykdom
Guideline published as a report
Number. Author AA, Author BB, Author CC / Organization name. Title. Edition. Place of publication. Publisher; Publication date. Report number.
Directorate of Health. Nasjonale faglige retningslinjer for forebygging og behandling av underernæring. Report. Directorate of Health: Oslo; 2010 [Updated 2013]. IS-1580.
Guideline published as an article
Number. Author AA, Author BB, Author CC. Article title. Journal short title. Year;Volume(issue):page numbers. Possibly DOI.
Helsingen LM, Vandvik PO, Jodal HC, Agoritsas T, Lytvyn L, Anderson JC, et al. Colorectal cancer screening with faecal immunochemical testing, sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy: a clinical practice guideline. BMJ. 2019;367:l5515.
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