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information bias

Epidemiology The bias that arises in a clinical study because of misclassification of the level of exposure to the agent or factor being assessed and/or misclassification of the disease itself; a type of bias that occurs when measurement of information–eg, exposure or disease—differs among study groups. See Bias.

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