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length time bias: a standalone construct

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Epidemiology

the tendency of periodic screening to over-detect slow-growing disease, making screen-detected cases look more benign.

In epidemiology, length time bias refers to the tendency of periodic screening to over-detect slow-growing disease, making screen-detected cases look more benign. This meaning comes from Zelen (1969) in Biometrika.[1]

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References

Zelen, M., & Feinleib, M. (1969). On the theory of screening for chronic diseases. Biometrika, 56(3), 601-614. https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/56.3.601

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