In-text citation
Former surgeon general Dr. David Satcher described “a nation of young people seriously at risk of starting out obese and dooming themselves to the difficult task of overcoming a tough illness” (as cited in Critser, 2003, p. 4).
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If you use a source that was cited in another source (a secondary source), name the original source in your signal phrase.
List the secondary source in your reference list and include it in your parenthetical citation, preceded by the words “as cited in.” Here, Critser is the secondary source.
Reference list entry
Critser, G. (2003). Fat land. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin.
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