Imagine that you want to cite references #35 and 36 in a paper you are writing i
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Question
Imagine that you want to cite references #35 and 36 in a paper you are writing in APA style. What would be the correct way to cite both articles within one set of parentheses at the end of a sentence? (First in-text citation)
35. Dunn C., Zatzick D., Russo J., Rivara F., Roy-Byrne P., Ries R. et al. Hazardous drinking by trauma patients during the year after injury. J Trauma 2003; 54: 707–12.
36. Carey K. B., Carey M. P., Maisto S. A., Henson J. M. Brief motivational interventions for heavy college drinkers: a ran- domized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol 2006; 74: 943–54.
Explanation / Answer
(Dunn et al., 2003; Carey.K, Carey.M, Maisto, Henson & Brief, 2006)
For the first in text citation, if the authors are more than five then et al. is used. Hence for the Dunn's citation, et al followed by the year is written. If the authors are less then six than all the names are written in the first citation followed by the year.