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There is no exact advice on referencing a NICE guideline in Vancouver style. Use the book reference if you are referring to a paper version, or the website reference if you are referring to the online version.

In the text

Cite your sources by using a number in brackets in the text which links with the relevant reference in the reference list at the end of the document :

• The 2019 NICE guidelines for management of asthma recommend...  (1) 

Any subsequent citation of the same source should use the same reference number:

• NICE guideline (1)...

In the reference list

The NLM Vancouver style has complex rules about webpages, and differentiates between homepages and other webpages. This guidance is simplified and sufficient.

Required elements:

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Title and guideline number [Type of medium]. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of publication [Date of update/revision; Date of citation]. Availability.

Examples:

1. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management NG80 [Internet]. London: NICE; 2020 [updated Feb 12 2020; cited 2020 Apr 14]. Available from: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng80.