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Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction. A review article can help locate sources, but it is not a substitute for...

Proposed correction: documentation supplied; method and sample linkage incomplete. Add a dated update if verifiable primary material later resolves th...

Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...

Case 7 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: retain the...

Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” as a row heading in a proposed...

Case 36 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the re...

Case 14 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Expand...

Method note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: use “Describe the species, model and…” as a row heading in a proposed working record....

Case 19 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exe...

Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...

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...

Case 18 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary s...