The effects of physical activity and physical fitness on children’s achievement and cognitive outcomes:a meta-analysis

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 521-535

  Fedewa, Alicia L ^a   Ahn, Soyeon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Learning; Overweight; School health

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; FITNESS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; META ANALYSIS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; COGNITION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 80053959212     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2011.10599785     Document Type: Article

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