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Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

Case 39 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Reader check for “Two laboratories, two perc...

Case 38 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the a...

Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” as a row heading in a proposed...

Reader check for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: distinguish the discussion point “Put the species or model, design,...

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

Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the interpretation. The reader should be able to see what was observed witho...

Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...

Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...