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Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the point beginning “State the study design and what was actually me...
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...
Case 19 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction....
Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source reference. For a publisher notice, link the notice as well as the origi...
Case 9 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether t...
Case 11 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study con...
Case 36 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Summary draft for “A correction log for an archive article”: the answer ad...
Correction note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: retain the wording beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory...
Case 27 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “In...
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Case 37 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Summary draft for “An evidence table with room for negative find...
Case 11 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Link both versions, record da...
Case 53 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · comparison exercise Summary draft for “Assay-specific reference ranges: w...