Journal of Physical Activity & Health

Rural-Urban Differences in Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity Among US Adults: Findings From the REGARDS Study

By Michael J. Hankes, Erin E. Dooley, Virginia J. Howard, Raymond C. F. Jones

Cohort study of 7,317 peoplePopulations

Declared no competing interests

The paper

Michael J. Hankes, Erin E. Dooley, Virginia J. Howard, Raymond C. F. Jones

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 18 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2026-0046 PubMed 42618035

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