Association of television viewing during childhood with poor educational achievement

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 614-618

  Hancox, Robert J ^a   Milne, Barry J ^a,b   Poulton, Richie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEISURE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NEW ZEALAND; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELEVISION; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TELEVISION; UNDERACHIEVEMENT; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 22344432865     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.7.614     Document Type: Article

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