1. AMA citation notes are not Parenthetical. They consist of superscript Arabic numerals. "These superscript numbers should be outside periods and commas but inside colons and semicolons." -- From Purdue Owl (https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/ama_style/index.html)
For example:
Sam1 the idea was . . . .
2. Sequential notes use a hyphen.
For example:
Ted1-3 suggested that . . . .
3. Multiple non-sequential notes use a comma.
For example:
Sally1-2,5 reports on . . . .