Bias

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	N05.715.350.150 N06.850.490.500
Concept/Terms	Bias Bias Epidemiologic Biases Biase, Epidemiologic Biases, Epidemiologic Epidemiologic Biase Biases Bias, Epidemiologic Biases, Statistical Biases, Statistical Bias, Statistical Statistical Bias Statistical Biases 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 Truncation Biases Truncation Biases Biases, Truncation Truncation Bias Bias, Truncation Scientific Bias Scientific Bias Bias, Scientific Experimental Bias Experimental Bias Bias, Experimental Bias, Aggregation Bias, Aggregation Aggregation Bias Systematic Bias Systematic Bias Bias, Systematic

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Bias".

Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Epidemiologic Factors [N05.715.350]
Bias [N05.715.350.150]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Factors [N06.850.490]
Bias [N06.850.490.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2007	0	1	1
2017	0	2	2

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