School-based physical activity does not compromise children's academic performance

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 371-376

  Ahamed, Yasmin ^a   Macdonald, Heather ^a   Reed, Katherine ^a   Naylor, Patti Jean ^b   Liu Ambrose, Teresa ^a   Mckay, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CAT 3; Child health; Exercise; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; MODEL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT; STUDENT T TEST; TEACHER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33846799282     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000241654.45500.8e     Document Type: Article

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