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== Usage ==

{{Info|'''Do not [[Help:Substitution|substitute]] this template.'''}}

The {{tl|medical citation needed span}} template may be used when there is unsourced text that should be [[WP:MEDRS|attributed to a medical citation]]. Unlike the template {{tl|medical citation needed}}, this template attaches explicitly to a portion of text, for example one or more specific sentences, by surrounding the text with the template. This is especially useful for flagging a block of ''multiple facts'' or multiple sentences as needing citation, and for singling out ''a specific fact'' that is unsourced among many sourced ones.

Avoid use for multiple paragraphs or around a list without closing and opening each template around each paragraph or list item. This kind of use causes [[WP:LINT|linting errors]] and may disrupt the page display. An alternative with multiple paragraphs is {{tlx|Medical citations needed|section}}.

Once a citation is added, please remove this template from the surrounded text.

:{{tlx|medical citation needed span|date&#61;{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}&nbsp;{{CURRENTYEAR}}|text&#61;<var>Passage(s) to be sourced to medical citations</var>}}

The date is optional, so the minimal syntax is:
:{{tlx|medical citation needed span|text&#61;<var>Passage(s) to be sourced</var>}}

'''Example of usage:'''

:<code>Sourced material. {{tlx|medical citation needed span|date&#61;{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}&nbsp;{{CURRENTYEAR}}|text&#61;Passage to be sourced. Another passage to be sourced.}} More sourced material.</code>

:Sourced material. {{medical citation needed span|date&#61;{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}&nbsp;{{CURRENTYEAR}}|text=Passage to be sourced. Another passage to be sourced.}} More sourced material.

'''Compare usage of {{tl|Medical citation needed}}:'''

:<code>Sourced material. Passage to be sourced.{{tlx|Medical citation needed}}</code> <code>Another passage to be sourced.{{tlx|Medical citation needed}}</code> <code>More sourced material.</code>

:Sourced material. Passage to be sourced.{{Medical citation needed}} Another passage to be sourced.{{Medical citation needed}} More sourced material.

=== Parameters ===

There are three parameters to the template:

;{{para|text}}: The unreferenced content that needs a citation.
;{{para|date}}: The date in the form <code>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}</code>. <s>If omitted, {{U|AnomieBOT}} will add it if there are no new edits for a few minutes.</s>
;{{para|reason}}: The reason for the citation request. If omitted, "This claim needs references to reliable medical sources." will be used. This text is shown as a [[tooltip]].

== TemplateData ==
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<templatedata>
{
	"params": {
		"text": {
			"aliases": [
				"1"
			],
			"description": "The biomedical claim needing a citation",
			"type": "content",
			"required": true,
			"label": "Text",
			"autovalue": ""
		},
		"reason": {
			"description": "Reason the text needs a citation; shown in a tooltip",
			"type": "string",
			"default": "This claim needs references to reliable medical sources.",
			"suggested": true,
			"label": "Reason?"
		},
		"date": {
			"description": "Month and year the tag was added",
			"example": "June 2015",
			"type": "date",
			"autovalue": "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}",
			"suggested": true,
			"label": "Date"
		}
	},
	"description": "Marks a specific piece of text as needing a citation.",
	"paramOrder": [
		"text",
		"date",
		"reason"
	],
	"format": "inline"
}
</templatedata>

== Categorization of articles ==
Adding this template to an article places the article into [[:Category:All articles with unsourced statements]], [[:Category:Articles with unsourced statements]], and/or dated subcategories thereof.

==See also==

* {{tl|Medical citation needed}} – equivalent which does not precisely identify the problematic text
* {{tl|Medical citations needed}} – for entire sections requiring [[WP:V|verifiable]] [[WP:MEDRS|medical references]]
* {{tl|Unreliable medical source}} – adds: {{Unreliable medical source}}
* {{tl|Reliable medical sources please}} – a note for user talk pages with links to [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)|WP:MEDRS]]

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