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Reader check for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: distinguish the discussion point “Put the species or model, design,...
Clarification for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the point beginning “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” belongs to t...
Case 14 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the archive respond? Exercise R...
Case 45 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describe...
Case 23 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “...
Case 8 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? A reagent dossier contains a summary purity percentage but not the method...
Case 27 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Reader check for “Reference management: distinguis...
Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: use “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection cont...
Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Report sample size, potential confounders…” as a row heading in a proposed workin...
Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” belongs ...
Case 27 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguou...
Case 9 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Keep a visible correction near the affected material and a linked changelog entry. Rea...