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Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” belongs to th...
Case 4 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Summary draft for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the answer...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Correction note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: retain the wording beginning “Separate the authors’ interpretation from the…”...
Case 17 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope an...
Case 18 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction....
Case 10 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? The summary should say that different quantities were initially mixed ...
Case 130 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · correction exercise Summary draft for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous a...
Case 16 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What should be clarified? Exer...
Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the point beginning “Locate the primary study and confirm that it...
Case 14 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual de...
Case 38 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncer...
Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...
Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...
Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...