Children's Weight and Academic Performance in Elementary School: Cause for Concern?

Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 185-204

  Clark, David ^a   Slate, John R ^a   Viglietti, Gina C ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clinical Dietitian Consultant ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; OBESITY; STUDENT;

EID: 77950781508     PISSN: 15297489     EISSN: 15302415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-2415.2009.01186.x     Document Type: Article

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