How does exercise benefit performance on cognitive tests in primary-school pupils?

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 630-635

  Hill, Liam J B ^a   Williams, Justin H G ^a   Aucott, Lorna ^a   Thomson, Jenny ^b   Mon Williams, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; THERAPY EFFECT;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COGNITION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 79958246415     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.03954.x     Document Type: Article

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