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

Case 13 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Correction note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: retain the wording ...

Case 13 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Summary draft for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the answe...

Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” is an excerp...

Clarification for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the point beginning “Record the original units and axis transformation, show a...

Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...

Case 24 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: retain the wording begi...

An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving that either laboratory is wrong. The appropriate next step is clarification from...

Case 1 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Explain the study’s scope ...

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