repeating/re-occuring info

To 
whom it may concern,

 

I 
have a list in my docbook that I would like to re-occur in a few spots in my 
document. I could do it by making that list an entity, but wouldn't that screw 
up linking and cross-references to point to that list? Just want to avoid 
copying/pasting.

 

Also, I am unclear whether or not a cross-reference needs a link wrapper 
to create a link to the location of that cross-reference.

 

My 
apologies if the terminology is not correct, since I only a beginner with 
docbook.

 

Many 
Thanks,

René