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Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with stated qualifications, or not established. Explain the reason for each label.

Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point beginning “State whether it was prespecified and how…” belongs to...

Case 1 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? The corrected summary can be useful without a clinical promise: model, methods...

Case 9 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Report sample size, potenti...

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

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...