Journal article
An empirical demonstration of Berkson's bias
Abstract
The importance of Berkson's bias (a systematic bias in the distribution of disease amongst hospitalized patients) in certain types of hospital based research has not been substantiated with empirical data. This paper firstly reviews the theoretical origins of the bias and secondly attempts to provide supportive empirical evidence. The basis of the analysis has been data generated in household surveys designed to capture health utilization …
Authors
Roberts RS; Spitzer WO; Delmore T; Sackett DL
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 119–128
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 1978
DOI
10.1016/0021-9681(78)90097-8
ISSN
0895-4356