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Reader check for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: distinguish the discussion point “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” ...
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 18 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation....
Case 4 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it...
Case 8 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Limit of the answer in “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: “Record the o...
Case 19 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observed endpoint. How can the c...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Case 32 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise Summary draft for “A correction log that survives the next ...
Case 32 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Reader check for “Retractions and expressions of concern in a...