Effect of regular aerobic exercises on behavioral, cognitive and psychological response in patients with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder

Life Science Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 366-371

  Ahmed, Gehan M ^a   Mohamed, Samiha ^b  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Behavior; Cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957744393     PISSN: 10978135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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