Critical Appraisal
Applies a medical paper critical-appraisal grid (study type, bias, internal/external validity, level of evidence) to an article you provide, to practice for the LCA (critical literature appraisal) section of the EDN.
Real example
Taken from the skill's “Example” section (in French: the skill answers in your language).
Lecture critique — Effet du traitement X sur la mortalité cardiovasculaire
Identification
- Type d'étude : essai contrôlé randomisé, double aveugle (d'après la méthode décrite).
- Population : 2 400 patients, critères d'inclusion : …
- Critère de jugement principal : mortalité cardiovasculaire à 2 ans.
Biais identifiés
- Perdus de vue non détaillés dans le texte fourni → risque de biais d'attrition à vérifier.
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Install in two minutes
- 1
claude.ai or Claude Desktop
Settings, capabilities (skills) section, then import the .zip file.
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Claude Code
Unzip the folder into
~/.claude/skills/: the/lca-lecture-critiquecommand appears. - 3
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