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Evidence for daily and weekly rhythmicity but not lunar or seasonal rhythmicity of physical activity in a large cohort of individuals from five different countries

Roberto RefinettiCircadian Rhythm Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Mamane SaniCircadian Rhythm Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA;MRU Biomonitoring and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Maradi, Maradi, Niger
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Girardin Jean-LouisDivision of Internal Medicine, Center for Healthful Behavior Change, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Seithikurippu R. Pandi-PerumalDivision of Internal Medicine, Center for Healthful Behavior Change, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Ramon A. Durazo-ArvizuStritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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Lara R. DugasStritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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Ruth KafensztokStritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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Pascal BovetInstitute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland;Ministry of Health, Mont Fleuri, Republic of Seychelles
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Terrence E. ForresterTropical Medicine Research Institute, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
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Estelle V. LambertResearch Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Jacob Plange-RhuleSchool of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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Amy LukeStritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA
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Pages 530-537 | Received 28 Feb 2015, Accepted 13 Aug 2015, Published online: 24 Sep 2015

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