Abstract
In this chapter, a catalog of the various types of bias that can affect the validity of clinical epidemiologic studies is presented. The biases are classified by stage of research: literature review and publication, design of the study and selection of subjects, execution of the intervention, measurement of exposures and outcomes, data analysis , and interpretation and publication. Definitions are provided for each type of bias listed.
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Warden, G. (2021). Definitions of Bias in Clinical Research. In: Parfrey, P.S., Barrett, B.J. (eds) Clinical Epidemiology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2249. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1138-8_3
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