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Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” belongs ...
Case 34 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beg...
Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” belongs ...
Proposed correction: documentation supplied; method and sample linkage incomplete. Add a dated update if verifiable primary material later resolves th...
Case 4 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exer...
Case 72 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · comparison exercise Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: w...
Case 5 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source referen...
Case 257 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · comparison exercise A reagent dossier contains a summary purity perce...
Case 43 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Method note for “Certificate of analysis: whic...
Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...
Case 29 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “In...
Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” as a row heading in a prop...
Case 21 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication sta...
Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: “A forum comparison cannot diagnose a condition; a qualifie...