Critical care Med Citation style is not Up to Date
Actual recommandation are only 3 authors et al.
see http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Documents/CCM_Info_for_Auths.pdf
Standard Journal Article: Bone RC, Fisher CJ,
Cemmer TP, et al: Sepsis syndrome: A valid
clinical entity. Crit Care Med 1989; 17:389-393
Standard Book with Authors: Civetta JM, Taylor
RW, Kirby RR. Critical Care. Third Edition.
Philadelphia, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins,
1996
Standard Book with Editors: Norman IJ, Refern
SJ (Eds): Mental Health Care for Elderly People.
New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1996
Standard Chapter in a Book: Phillips SJ,
Whisnant JP: Hypertension and stroke. In:
Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis
and Management. Second Edition. Laragh JH,
Brenner BM (Eds). New York, Raven Press,
1995, pp 465-478
Standard Web Site/Electronic Format: Marion
DW, Domeier R, Dunham CM, et al: Practice
management guidelines for identifying cervical
spine injuries following trauma. Available
at: http://www.east.org. Accessed July 1, 2000
Best Regards
see http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Documents/CCM_Info_for_Auths.pdf
Standard Journal Article: Bone RC, Fisher CJ,
Cemmer TP, et al: Sepsis syndrome: A valid
clinical entity. Crit Care Med 1989; 17:389-393
Standard Book with Authors: Civetta JM, Taylor
RW, Kirby RR. Critical Care. Third Edition.
Philadelphia, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins,
1996
Standard Book with Editors: Norman IJ, Refern
SJ (Eds): Mental Health Care for Elderly People.
New York, Churchill Livingstone, 1996
Standard Chapter in a Book: Phillips SJ,
Whisnant JP: Hypertension and stroke. In:
Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis
and Management. Second Edition. Laragh JH,
Brenner BM (Eds). New York, Raven Press,
1995, pp 465-478
Standard Web Site/Electronic Format: Marion
DW, Domeier R, Dunham CM, et al: Practice
management guidelines for identifying cervical
spine injuries following trauma. Available
at: http://www.east.org. Accessed July 1, 2000
Best Regards
1. Accadia T, Acernese F, Alshourbagy M, et al.: Virgo: a laser interferometer to detect gravitational waves. J Instrum 2012; 7:P03012–P03012
3 authors et al.
See e.g. http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Fulltext/2017/03000/Widespread_Down_Regulation_of_Cardiac.4.aspx, which has:
23. Rowell J, Koitabashi N, Kass DA, et al. Dynamic gene expression patterns in animal models of early and late heart failure reveal biphasic-bidirectional transcriptional activation of signaling pathways. Physiol Genomics. 2014;46:779–787.
(4 authors (see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25159852), abbreviated to 3 authors + et-al)
24. Siddiqui Y, Crouser ED, Raman SV. Nonischemic myocardial changes detected by cardiac magnetic resonance in critical care patients with sepsis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2013;188:1037–1039.
(3 authors, no et-al)