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Case 28 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods...

Case 14 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? The draft summary of a fictional reading exercise moves from an animal-model ...

Case 35 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should th...

Case 34 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise A review cites another review for a claim about an...

Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...

Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: the point beginning “Keep the source citation, retrieval date an...

Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...

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...

Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: use “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection cont...