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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 29 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise A archive table has a transcription error in a unit label. ...

Clarification for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: the point beginning “The reader should be able to see what was…” b...

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

Clarification for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the point beginning “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” belongs to t...

Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported? Record what the paper states and mark unreported fields instead of ass...

Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” as a row heading in a prop...

Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...

Case 17 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual de...

Case 8 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original report...