Is there a relationship between body mass index, fitness, and academic performance? mixed results from students in a southeastern united states elementary school

Current Issues in Education

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1-12

  Wingfield, Robert J ^a   McNamara, Joseph P H ^c   Janicke, David M ^a   Graziano, Paulo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fcat; Fitness; Obesity; Overweight; Physical education; President's challenge

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958862785     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1099839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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