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Case 22 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study con...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 39 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative ...
Case 52 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · comparison exercise Method note for “A correction log that survives the next archiv...
Case 31 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their trea...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Case 12 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Summary draft for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the answer addresses ...
Case 17 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources A review cites another review for a claim about an experiment. How can the e...
Case 57 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · comparison exercise Reader check for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”...
Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” belongs t...
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
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...
Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: use “Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a…” as a row hea...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...