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Reference styles for five journals illustrating the differences with which researchers must comply

Vancouver style (generic)
In-text citation	Tuberculosis is a major global health problem.(1) However, good progress has been achieved with the Stop TB strategy with 7 million lives saved between 1995 and 2010 compared with if care standards had not changed.(2)
Bibliography	(1) Lawn SD, Zumla AI. Tuberculosis. Lancet 2011; 378: 57–72. (2) Glaziou P, Floyd K, Korenromp EL, Sismanidis C, Bierrenbach AL, Williams BG, et al. Lives saved by tuberculosis control and prospects for achieving the 2015 global target for reducing tuberculosis mortality. Bull World Health Organ 2011; 89: 573–82.
Lancet (Vancouver style)
In-text citation	Tuberculosis is a major global health problem.1 However, good progress has been achieved with the Stop TB strategy with 7 million lives saved between 1995 and 2010 compared with if care standards had not changed.2
Bibliography	1 Lawn SD, Zumla AI. Tuberculosis. Lancet 2011; 378: 57–72. 2 Glaziou P, Floyd K, Korenromp EL, et al. Lives saved by tuberculosis control and prospects for achieving the 2015 global target for reducing tuberculosis mortality. Bull World Health Organ 2011; 89: 573–82.
Public Health Action (Vancouver style)
In-text citation	Tuberculosis is a major global health problem.1 However, good progress has been achieved with the Stop TB strategy with 7 million lives saved between 1995 and 2010 compared with if care standards had not changed.2
Bibliography	1 Lawn S D, Zumla A I. Tuberculosis. Lancet 2011; 378: 57–72. 2 Glaziou P, Floyd K, Korenromp E L, et al. Lives saved by tuberculosis control and prospects for achieving the 2015 global target for reducing tuberculosis mortality. Bull World Health Organ 2011; 89: 573–582.
PLOS ONE (Vancouver style)
In-text citation	Tuberculosis is a major global health problem [1]. However, good progress has been achieved with the Stop TB strategy with 7 million lives saved between 1995 and 2010 compared with if care standards had not changed [2].
Bibliography	1. Lawn SD, Zumla AI (2011) Tuberculosis. Lancet 378: 57–72. 2. Glaziou P, Floyd K, Korenromp EL, Sismanidis C, Bierrenbach AL, et al. (2011) Lives saved by tuberculosis control and prospects for achieving the 2015 global target for reducing tuberculosis mortality. Bull World Health Organ 89: 573–82.
BMC Public Health (Vancouver style)
In-text citation	Tuberculosis is a major global health problem [1]. However, good progress has been achieved with the Stop TB strategy with 7 million lives saved between 1995 and 2010 compared with if care standards had not changed [2].
Bibliography	1. Lawn SD, Zumla AI: Tuberculosis. Lancet 2011, 378: 57–72. 2. Glaziou P, Floyd K, Korenromp EL, Sismanidis C, Bierrenbach AL, Williams BG, Atun R, Raviglione M: Lives saved by tuberculosis control and prospects for achieving the 2015 global target for reducing tuberculosis mortality. Bull World Health Organ 2011, 89: 573–582.
Tropical Medicine and International Health (Harvard style)
In-text citation	Tuberculosis is a major global health problem (Lawn & Zumla 2011). However, good progress has been achieved with the Stop TB strategy with 7 million lives saved between 1995 and 2010 compared with if care standards had not changed (Glaziou et al. 2011).
Bibliography	Glaziou P, Floyd K, Korenromp EL, et al. (2011) Lives saved by tuberculosis control and prospects for achieving the 2015 global target for reducing tuberculosis mortality. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 89, 573–82. Lawn SD & Zumla AI (2011) Tuberculosis. Lancet 378, 57–72.