The negative association of BMI with classroom effort in elementary school children

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-169

  Ramaswamy, Raja ^a   Mirochna, Michael ^b   Perlmuter, Lawrence C ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b St Vincent Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Child behaviour; Child health; Childhood illness; Psychology

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS;

EID: 77953665115     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493509359222     Document Type: Article

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