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Case 14 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: retain the wording beginning ...

Method note for “Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing?”: use “Do not subtract the two percentages as though they repre...

Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...

Case 35 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “A literature note that separa...

Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...

Clarification for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the point beginning “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable rec...

Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not in place of it...

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

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 58 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · comparison exercise Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What sho...