Epidemiology
Reports outline epidemiology research from University of Michigan
Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, February 19th, 2010
According to recent research published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, "Capture-recapture studies report undercounting of work injuries/illnesses with days away from work (DAFW) in the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (BLS SOII) by 25-68% depending oil the state and undercounting by various state workers' compensation (WC) systems of eligible claims by 5-35%. Statutory/regulatory criteria defining eligible cases are used to adjust counts in the 1998-2001 Minnesota's WC system and the BLS SOH to permit comparison and to evaluate the recent studies."
"Missing information in the employer database used in...
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