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adherence bias

— A systematic distortion in outcome data that arises when participants who adhere to a study protocol or intervention differ from those who do not adhere, when that difference relates to the outcome of interest.

Full explanation:

Read the full entry in the Catalogue of Bias https://catalogofbias.org/biases/adherence-bias/

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