UnitsCheck 03379 · Member profile

Case 2 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction. ...

Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.

Case 32 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambigu...

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

Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” belongs t...

Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the wording beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference inter...

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...

State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...

Case 35 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Reader check for “Reference management: distinguis...

Case 41 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Clarification 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 46 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What...