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the abstract.
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you need to understand.
Inspect the methods. Follow the evidence.
Bring better questions to journal club.
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What happened to the missing outcomes?
“Outcome data were missing for 24 of 120 participants; reasons and group-specific counts were not reported.”
One in five outcomes is missing. The excerpt does not explain why or give counts by group, so the effect on the result is unclear.
Bring a paper.
Leave with better questions.
Practical reading guides for your next discussion,
assignment or research meeting.
Build a discussion, not a slide full of results.
Use a paper review template to connect the question, methods and limitations.
Prepare your review ↗For critical appraisalAsk what the study can actually support.
Work through design, bias and applicability with the original source beside you.
Read the appraisal guide ↗For your reading listGo from a PubMed link to a closer reading.
Check available text and trace model-generated judgments back to the paper.
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