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Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...

Correction note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: retain the wording beginning “Include all prespecified outcomes where reporte...

Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that ...

Limit of the answer in “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: “Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion…”...

Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records…” is an ex...

Case 18 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Limit of the answer in “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: “Link th...

Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” is an excerpt from the disc...

Case 14 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? The summary should say that different quantities were initially mixed ...

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

Case 33 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Reading a preclinical paper: wha...