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Case 6 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original report...

Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...

Case 49 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · comparison exercise Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the meth...

Case 36 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the a...

Case 25 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Keep the c...

Case 11 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the wording beginning “Ask...

Case 34 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sam...

Case 15 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. R...

Clarification for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the point beginning “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable rec...