availability bias

availability bias

A bias in risk assessment in which a patient overestimates the risk of an adverse outcome based on the notoriety of said risk (e.g., breast cancer in women).

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availability bias

Risk analysis A bias in risk assessment in which a Pt overestimates the risk of an adverse outcome based on the notoriety of the risk–eg breast CA in ♀. See Bias. Cf Anchoring bias.

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