Council of Science Editors, Citation-Sequence 8th edition(numeric)

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1. World Health Organization. Climate change. 2023 Oct 12 [accessed 2026 Oct 15]. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health
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1. Lee H. To Kill a Mockingbird. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott; 1960.
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1. Watson JD, Crick FHC. Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid. Nature. 1953;171(4356):737–738. doi:10.1038/171737a0
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1. Wilford JN. Men Walk on Moon. The New York Times. 1969 July 21:1.
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