• Is the problem well defined and is the title informative, understandable on its own, and succinct?
• Is there a clear aim or hypothesis?
• Was there a good reason for the authors to undertake this study and is their purpose and
experimental approach well presented?
• Is the abstract a true condensation of the paper without reference to anything not reported in the
body of the work?
- Methods
• How did the authors undertake their study, and are the methods presented in such a way as to allow other researchers to reproduce this work if required?
• Is the study design sufficiently descriptive (e.g. gender, sample size, subject inclusion/exclusion criteria, randomisation, elimination of bias)? - Results
• Has the study fulfilled its purpose? Do the data reflect the aim/hypothesis tested?
• How well have the authors reported their findings and have their data been interpreted
appropriately and in a clear manner? - Discussion
• Are the conclusions consistent with the data?
• Does this discussion put the results in the broader context of the existing literature?
• Has the research question been answered and have the results of this study been adequately
reported?
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