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Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” as a row heading in a proposed w...

Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...

Case 14 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: retain ...

Case 5 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Inter...

Case 20 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? The summary should say that different quantities were initially mixed ...

Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection c...

Clarification for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the point beginning “Do not compare apparent visual distances…” belongs to the...

Case 37 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Reader check for “Reading an abstract without skipping the method...

Case 3 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source referen...

Case 42 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “In...

Case 28 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise How can a reading table avoid highlighting only positive outcome...

Case 49 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · comparison exercise The draft summary of a fictional reading exercise moves...