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Case 28 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source...

Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...

Case 28 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Reader check for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the la...

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 21 — A correction log that survives the next archive update If the source is not accessible, label the revision pending verification. An unavaila...

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

Method note for “A correction log that survives the next archive update”: use “Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction…” as a r...

Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the point beginning “State the study design and what was actually me...

Case 13 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether as...

Case 2 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation. ...