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Table 1 Research questions utilized to measure low back health effects

From: Prevalence of low back pain, seeking medical care, and lost time due to low back pain among manual material handling workers in the United States

Questions for low back health effect.

1. In the past 12 months, have you had back pain every day for a week (7 days) or more?

2. In the past 12 months, how many times have you seen a doctor, nurse, physical therapist or chiropractor or other health care provider for your back symptoms?

3. How many days have you missed work in the past 12 months because of back symptoms?