Rheumatology
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To test the hypothesis that work-related mechanical, psychosocial and physical environment factors would predict new-onset low back pain (LBP) in newly employed workers. ⋯ In this cohort of newly employed workers, from a range of occupations, several aspects of the work-place environment, other than mechanical factors, were important in predicting new-onset LBP. These results emphasize that interventions aimed at reducing the occurrence of LBP are likely to be most successful if they intervene across these domains.