Generally I consider the level of evidence, and the date published and go from there. I never paraphrase results, I always lift the conclusion from the abstract. Due to time, it's rare that I'd do a full critical appraisal of a full text article, so most decisions of whether to include a study are based on a reading of the abstract.
I'd be really interested to know how others approach this, and what your opinions are. Please comment below!
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Pip,
I do exactly the same as you: summary from article (or abstract, grading but no critical appraisal.
Best all round.
Terry Harrison (Melbourne)
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