It can be really annoying how the full text of so many studies is behind a paywall! But don’t despair, there’s still lots of options for getting the full text of any study you need. It might take some work, but it can be done. I generally keep a list of studies that grab my …
An abstract is a short summary of a research study. It’s generally freely available even when the full text of a study is behind a paywall. Because it’s so condensed, it does not tell the full story, and if you can get your hands on the full version, you absolutely should. (more on that in …
See that big black block o’ text above? That’s the official citation for the recent ARRIVE study. It tells you everything you need to find the full text of the study…. if you can make sense of it! There are lots of different ways to do citations, but the one the medical sciences uses most …