Drinking glucose improves listening span in students who miss breakfast

Educational Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 201-207

  Morris, Neil ^a   Sarll, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breakfast; Children's blood glucose level; Education and nutrition; Glucose and cognition; Listening comprehension

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035374178     PISSN: 00131881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00131880010021311     Document Type: Article

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