Physical activity and sports team participation: Associations with academic outcomes in middle school and high school students

Journal of School Health

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-37

  Fox, Claudia K ^a   Barr Anderson, Daheia ^b   Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^c   Wall, Melanie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health policy; Physical fitness and sports; Public health

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SPORT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; SPORTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73149104867     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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