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

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