title: Why references: giving credit and growing the field.
authors.affiliation: M A Foote Associates, 4284 Par Five Ct, Westlake Village, CA 91362, USA. fmawriter@aol.com
authors.forename: Maryann
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foote
mesh_terms: D004995:Ethics, Professional; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011642:Publications / Q000592:standards*; D015871:Scientific Misconduct; D014956:Writing / Q000592:standards