Selection Bias

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The introduction of error due to systematic differences in the characteristics between those selected and those not selected for a given study. In sampling bias, error is the result of failure to ensure that all members of the reference population have a known chance of selection in the sample.

Descriptor ID	D015983
MeSH Number(s)	N05.715.350.150.775 N06.850.490.500.500
Concept/Terms	Selection Bias Selection Bias Bias, Selection Selection Biases Biases, Selection Sampling Error Sampling Error Error, Sampling Errors, Sampling Sampling Errors Sampling Bias Sampling Bias Bias, Sampling Sampling Biases Biases, Sampling

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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]
Selection Bias [N05.715.350.150.775]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Factors [N06.850.490]
Bias [N06.850.490.500]
Selection Bias [N06.850.490.500.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	0	1	1
2003	0	2	2
2006	0	2	2
2008	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2021	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1

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Williamson CW, Nelson TJ, Thompson CA, Vitzthum LK, Zakeri K, Riviere PJ, Bryant AK, Sharabi AB, Zou J, Mell LK. Bias Reduction through Analysis of Competing Events (BRACE) Correction to Address Cancer Treatment Selection Bias in Observational Data. Clin Cancer Res. 2022 05 02; 28(9):1832-1840.

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Arnobit CI, Loo K, Pagano I, Uchiyama M, Fukui J, Braun-Inglis C, Bantum EO. Recruiting Cancer Survivors to a Mobile Mindfulness Intervention in the United States: Exploring Online and Face-to-Face Recruitment Strategies. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 09 27; 18(19).

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Thompson CA, Arah OA. Selection bias modeling using observed data augmented with imputed record-level probabilities. Ann Epidemiol. 2014 Oct; 24(10):747-53.

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Steinhauser G, Adlassnig W, Risch JA, Anderlini S, Arguriou P, Armendariz AZ, Bains W, Baker C, Barnes M, Barnett J, Baumgartner M, Baumgartner T, Bendall CA, Bender YS, Bichler M, Biermann T, Bini R, Blanco E, Bleau J, Brink A, Brown D, Burghuber C, Calne R, Carter B, Casta?o C, Celec P, Celis ME, Clarke N, Cockrell D, Collins D, Coogan B, Craig J, Crilly C, Crowe D, Csoka AB, Darwich C, Del Kebos T, Derinaldi M, Dlamini B, Drewa T, Dwyer M, Eder F, de Palma RE, Esmay D, R?tt CE, Exley C, Falkov R, Farber CI, Fearn W, Felsmann S, Flensmark J, Fletcher AK, Foster M, Fountoulakis KN, Fouratt J, Blanca JG, Sotelo MG, Gittler F, Gittler G, Gomez J, Gomez JF, Polar MG, Gonzalez J, G?sselsberger C, Habermacher L, Hajek M, Hakala F, Haliburton MS, Hankins JR, Hart J, Hasslberger S, Hennessey D, Herrmann A, Hersee M, Howard C, Humphries S, Isharc L, Ivanovski P, Jenuth S, Jerndal J, Johnson C, Keleta Y, Kenny A, Kidd B, Kohle F, Kolahi J, Koller-Peroutka M, Kostova L, Kumar A, Kurosawa A, Lance T, Lechermann M, Lendl B, Leuchters M, Lewis E, Lieb E, Lloyd G, Losek A, Lu Y, Maestracci S, Mangan D, Mares AW, Barnett JM, McClain V, McNair JS, Michael T, Miller L, Monzani P, Moran B, Morris M, M??mer G, Mountain J, Phuthe OM, Mu?oz M, Nakken S, Wambui AN, Neunteufl B, Nikolic D, Oberoi DV, Obmode G, Ogar L, Ohara J, Rybine NO, Owen B, Owen KW, Parikh R, Pearce NJ, Pemmer B, Piper C, Prince I, Reid T, Rindermann H, Risch S, Robbins J, Roberts S, Romero A, Rothe MT, Ruiz S, Sacher J, Sackl W, Salletmaier M, Sanand J, Sauerzopf C, Schwarzgruber T, Scott D, Seegers L, Seppi D, Shields K, Siller-Matula J, Singh B, Sithole S, Six F, Skoyles JR, Slofstra J, Sole DA, Sommer WF, Sonko M, Starr-Casanova CJ, Steakley ME, Steinhauser W, Steinhoff K, Sterba JH, Steppan M, Stindl R, Stokely J, Stokely K, St-Pierre G, Stratford J, Streli C, Stryg C, Sullivan M, Summhammer J, Tadesse A, Tavares D, Thompson L, Tomlinson A, Tozer J, Trevisanato SI, Trimmel M, Turner N, Vahur P, van der Byl J, van der Maas T, Varela L, Vega CA, Vermaak S, Villasenor A, Vogel M, von Wintzigerode G, Wagner C, Weinberger M, Weinberger P, Wilson N, Wolfe JF, Woodley MA, Young I, Zuraw G, Zwiren N. Peer review versus editorial review and their role in innovative science. Theor Med Bioeth. 2012 Oct; 33(5):359-76.

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Halpern LR. Orofacial injuries as markers for intimate partner violence. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2010 May; 22(2):239-46.

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Boushey CJ, Harris J, Bruemmer B, Archer SL. Publishing nutrition research: a review of sampling, sample size, statistical analysis, and other key elements of manuscript preparation, Part 2. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Apr; 108(4):679-88.

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Angly FE, Felts B, Breitbart M, Salamon P, Edwards RA, Carlson C, Chan AM, Haynes M, Kelley S, Liu H, Mahaffy JM, Mueller JE, Nulton J, Olson R, Parsons R, Rayhawk S, Suttle CA, Rohwer F. The marine viromes of four oceanic regions. PLoS Biol. 2006 Nov; 4(11):e368.

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Fowke JH, Signorello LB, Underwood W, Ukoli FA, Blot WJ. Obesity and prostate cancer screening among African-American and Caucasian men. Prostate. 2006 Sep 15; 66(13):1371-80.

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Partin MR, Malone M, Winnett M, Slater J, Bar-Cohen A, Caplan L. The impact of survey nonresponse bias on conclusions drawn from a mammography intervention trial. J Clin Epidemiol. 2003 Sep; 56(9):867-73.

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Hammer MF, Blackmer F, Garrigan D, Nachman MW, Wilder JA. Human population structure and its effects on sampling Y chromosome sequence variation. Genetics. 2003 Aug; 164(4):1495-509.

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