"Bias" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any deviation of results or inferences from the truth, or processes leading to such deviation. Bias can result from several sources: one-sided or systematic variations in measurement from the true value (systematic error); flaws in study design; deviation of inferences, interpretations, or analyses based on flawed data or data collection; etc. There is no sense of prejudice or subjectivity implied in the assessment of bias under these conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D015982
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.150 N06.850.490.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Bias- Bias
- Epidemiologic Biases
- Biase, Epidemiologic
- Biases, Epidemiologic
- Epidemiologic Biase
- Biases
- Bias, Epidemiologic
Ecological Bias- Ecological Bias
- Ecological Biases
- Bias, Ecological
- Fallacy, Ecological
- Ecological Fallacies
- Ecological Fallacy
- Fallacies, Ecological
- Biases, Ecological
Outcome Measurement Errors- Outcome Measurement Errors
- Error, Outcome Measurement
- Errors, Outcome Measurement
- Outcome Measurement Error
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bias" by people in Profiles.
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Reddy AK, Scott JT, Checketts JX, Norris BL. The state of publication bias in orthopaedic surgery systematic reviews- What are steps to minimization. Injury. 2022 02; 53(2):213-214.
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Suskin ZD. Lady Justice may be Blind, but is She Racist? Examining Brains, Biases, and Behaviors Using Neuro-Voir Dire. Camb Q Healthc Ethics. 2021 10; 30(4):702-709.
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Simonetti RG, Perricone G, Robbins HL, Battula NR, Weickert MO, Sutton R, Khan S. Portosystemic shunts versus endoscopic intervention with or without medical treatment for prevention of rebleeding in people with cirrhosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 10 22; 10:CD000553.
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Mendoza JL, Lee S, Fife D. The problem of measurement bias in comparing selected subgroups. Br J Math Stat Psychol. 2021 07; 74 Suppl 1:1-23.
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Saul M, Poorman K, Tae H, Vanderwalde A, Stafford P, Spetzler D, Korn WM, Gatalica Z, Swensen J. Population bias in somatic measurement of microsatellite instability status. Cancer Med. 2020 09; 9(17):6452-6460.
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Bykov K, Wang SV, Hallas J, Pottegård A, Maclure M, Gagne JJ. Bias in case-crossover studies of medications due to persistent use: A simulation study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2020 09; 29(9):1079-1085.
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Meyer C, Bowers A, Tritz D, Fuller K, Wayant C, Cook C, Torgerson T, Som M, Vassar M. The fragility of randomized trial outcomes underlying management of dyspepsia and Helicobacter pylori infections. Int J Evid Based Healthc. 2020 Mar; 18(1):125-137.
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Dong YH, Wang SV, Gagne JJ, Wu LC, Chang CH. Comparison of Different Case-Crossover Variants in Handling Exposure-Time Trend or Persistent-User Bias: Using Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors and the Risk of Heart Failure as an Example. Value Health. 2020 02; 23(2):217-226.
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Garcia-Retamero R, Petrova D, Cokely ET, Joeris A. Scientific risk reporting in medical journals can bias expert judgment: Comparing surgeons' risk comprehension across reporting formats. J Exp Psychol Appl. 2020 Jun; 26(2):283-299.
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Meyer C, Bowers A, Jaiswal D, Checketts J, Engheta M, Severns C, Cook S, Walters C, Vassar M. An analysis of randomized controlled trials underpinning ST-elevation myocardial infarction management guidelines. Am J Emerg Med. 2019 12; 37(12):2229-2238.