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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 37 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Reader check for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous...

Case 36 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise How can a reading table avoid highlighting only positive outcome...

Clarification for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the point beginning “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record i...

Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...

Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” is an excer...

A chromatographic peak-area figure and net material content answer different questions. Record the report’s own definition and units before comparing ...

Limit of the answer in “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” is an excerpt fr...

Case 47 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Reader check for “Reading an abstract without skipping the method...