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Case 12 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope an...

Case 22 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation An animal experiment is cited as though it establishes a human outcome. What qualification is ...

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...

Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.

Case 29 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambigu...

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 “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: “Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the…” is an ex...

Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...

Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...

Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that relied on the paper. Do not leave the historical citation look...

Case 2 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Summary draft for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a ...

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