# A journal-club worksheet you can inspect

A public preparation template for the study question, design, findings, limitations and discussion.

Editorial worksheet. Not a generated clinical finding. Add source-supported notes and obtain physician review.

## Clinical research question

- What population, intervention, comparator and outcome does the paper address?

- Who will discuss it, and what question should the group leave able to answer?

Source-supported notes:

Supporting table / figure / passage:

Unresolved point / next source to inspect:

## Paper identity and source access

- Record title, authors, year, journal and DOI or PubMed identifier.

- Which material can you inspect: abstract, full text, supplement or protocol?

Source-supported notes:

Supporting table / figure / passage:

Unresolved point / next source to inspect:

## Design, population and comparison

- Describe allocation, setting, eligibility, comparator and follow-up from the source.

- Which design detail is unclear or unavailable? Record its location or the access gap.

Source-supported notes:

Supporting table / figure / passage:

Unresolved point / next source to inspect:

## Reported results and denominators

- Record the outcome, time point, estimate, uncertainty and denominator as reported.

- Attach the exact table, figure or passage. Separate primary and other outcomes.

Source-supported notes:

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Unresolved point / next source to inspect:

## Limitations and unresolved questions

- What do missing data, deviations or source-access gaps leave unresolved?

- Which difference in population or setting limits the discussion's applicability?

Source-supported notes:

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## Discussion and physician review

- Write the authors' reported finding separately from your interpretation.

- List two discussion questions and the sources the presenter still needs to check.

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