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Case 38 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise Method note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what ...

Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Do not infer a physiological trend before assessing…” is an excerpt from the disc...

Case 14 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Identify popula...

Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...

List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...

Case 35 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise A result is described only as statistically significant. Wha...

A human-benefit claim needs appropriate human evidence. This preclinical note should describe its model and translation limits rather than suggesting ...

Case 31 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Method note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an...

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

Case 50 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · comparison exercise Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label...