School recess and group classroom behavior

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 431-436

  Barros, Romina M ^a,b   Silver, Ellen J ^a   Stein, Ruth E K ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior; Physical activity; Play; School recess

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HYGIENE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHER; UNITED STATES; GROUP PROCESS; RECREATION; TIME;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61549096253     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2825     Document Type: Article

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