Critical appraisal of one's own work

Scientists and clinicians, because of the somewhat specialized area of their work and because the field of medicine is so competitive, may be tempted to overlook the weaknesses of their own work while only highlighting it's strength. This post highlights a recent article (Young et al., Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2009) which presents a 10-step guide to critical appraisal of clinical data. In our opinion, these steps could be followed for a just criticism for one's own work.