Journal article
Verification bias
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This article is part of the Catalogue of Bias series. We present a description of verification bias, and outline its potential impact on research studies and the preventive steps to minimise its risk. We also present teaching slides in the online supplementary file. Verification bias (sometimes referred to as 'work-up bias') concerns the test(s) used to confirm a diagnosis within a diagnostic accuracy study. Verification bias occurs when only a proportion of the study participants receive con...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 305.0KB)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1136/bmjebm-2018-110919
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McCall MacBain Foundation
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- BMJ Publishing Group Publisher's website
- Journal:
- BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine Journal website
- Volume:
- 23
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 54-55
- Publication date:
- 2018-02-27
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-02-09
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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2515-4478
- Pmid:
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29595130
- Source identifiers:
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834144
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:834144
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- Local pid:
- pubs:834144
- Deposit date:
- 2018-05-25
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- Copyright holder:
- Pluddemann et al
- Copyright date:
- 2018
- Notes:
- © Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from BMJ Publishing Group at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2018-110919
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