Work injuries in internal migrants to Alberta, Canada. Do workers' compensation records provide an unbiased estimate of risk?
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It is not known whether out-of-province Canadians, who travel to Alberta for work, are at increased risk of occupational injury.
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bias, migrant workers, occupational injury, under-reporting, workers' compensation, Adult, Alberta, Canada, Cohort Studies, Databases, Factual, Female, Humans, Incidence, Industry, Injury Severity Score, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Occupational Injuries, Pilot Projects, Records, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Sensitivity and Specificity, Transients and Migrants, Workers' Compensation, return to work, mobile workers
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Cherry, N, Galarneau, JM, Haan, M, Haynes, W, Lippel, K. Work injuries in internal migrants to Alberta, Canada. Do workers' compensation records provide an unbiased estimate of risk? Am J Ind Med. 2019; 62: 486- 495. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22981