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Reader check for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: distinguish the discussion point “Make synthetic examples explici...
Case 50 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · comparison exercise The draft summary of a fictional reading exercise moves...
Reader check for “A correction log for an archive article”: distinguish the discussion point “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” fr...
Case 14 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Explain the study’s scope...
Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not in place of it...
Case 53 — A correction log for an archive article · comparison exercise Limit of the answer in “A correction log for an archive article”: “Identify th...
Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...
Case 29 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Reader check for “Research figure captions: tell the r...
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Summary draft for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the answer addresses “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…”; the relate...
Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...
Case 10 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a...
Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...
Case 19 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual de...
Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” belongs ...