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Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...

Case 18 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation The same abbreviation has different meanings in neighbouring fields. How can an archi...

Case 19 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source refere...

Case 11 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support i...

Case 131 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · correction exercise Method note for “Certificate of analysis: which c...

Case 16 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument...

Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...

Case 14 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: retain the wording beginning ...

Case 39 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should th...

Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...

Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...

Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...