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Notes on use
The MerckManual and MerckHome templates helps markup links to respectively the Professional Edition and Home Edition of the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy medical textbooks.
3 parameters are required, with options (to maintain backwards compatability) for a 4th for page number and 5th for alternative displayed text.
- Section number
- Chapter number
- Topic letter
- Page number
- Optional title text
Example for the skin condition Folliculitis:
Markup {{MerckManual|10|119|f}} Giving 10-119f. at Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Professional Edition The new fifth parameter allows: Markup {{MerckManual|10|119|f||Folliculitis}} Giving Folliculitis at Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Professional Edition
On the home edition example using a page number:
Markup {{MerckHome|18|211|h|499}} Giving Template:MerckHome and with page number and alternative text: Markup {{MerckHome|18|211|h|499|Lymphadenitis}} Giving Template:MerckHome
MerckManual URLs
Template:MerckManual configures the url for Professional Edition: http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec{{{1}}}/ch{{{2}}}/ch{{{2}}}{{{3}}}.html and where pagenumbers given http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec{{{1}}}/ch{{{2}}}/ch{{{2}}}{{{3}}}.html#sec{{{1}}}-ch{{{2}}}-ch{{{2}}}{{{3}}}-{{{4}}}
Template:MercHome configures the url for Home Edition: http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec{{{1}}}/ch{{{2}}}/ch{{{2}}}{{{3}}}.html and where pagenumbers given http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec{{{1}}}/ch{{{2}}}/ch{{{2}}}{{{3}}}.html#sec{{{1}}}-ch{{{2}}}-ch{{{2}}}{{{3}}}-{{{4}}}