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Label (Of a Figure, Reference, Etc.)

Definition

The number and any prefix word associated with, for example, the title or the caption of a Figure, such as “Figure 3.” or “Exhibit 2.”. This element is also used for the number or symbol used as a prefix character for a footnote and placed at the place of the footnote reference.

Remarks

This element can be used to preserve the prefix number or label of an element, for example, for a reference or citation “25.” or “[Lapeyre 2002]”. This can be useful when reconstructing untagged cross references.

Model Description

Any combination of:

Tagged Example

Label for a Figure


<article>
<front>
...
</front>
<body>...
<p>Geriatric day hospitals developed rapidly in the United Kingdom in the
1960s as an important component of care provision. ...
Although there is considerable descriptive literature on day hospital
care,<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B1">1</xref> concern has been expressed
that evidence for effectiveness is equivocal and that day hospital care
is expensive.<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="B2">2</xref> ...</p>...
</body>
<back>...
<ref-list>
<ref id="B1"><label>1</label>
<citation>
<collab>Research Unit of the Royal
College of Physicians and British
Geriatric Society</collab>
<source>Geriatric day hospitals: their role
and guidelines for good
practice.</source>
<year>1994</year>
<publisher-name>RCP</publisher-name>
<publisher-loc>London</publisher-loc>.
</citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B2">...</ref>
...
</ref-list>...
</back>
</article>


Module

common.ent