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Acknowledgements. Place any acknowledgements, including grant information, before the reference section.
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References. The references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Cite references in the text by name and year in parentheses, i.e., (Jones 1997), (Richards and Yan 2006), (Reason et al. 2006). Reference list entries should be in APA format and alphabetized. Examples:

Book: David, W. H., & Lemeshow, S. (1989). Applied logistic regression. New York: John Wiley.

Government Organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. (2007). Traffic safety facts 2006. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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