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

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