Effects of a physical education intervention on cognitive function in young children: Randomized controlled pilot study

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Fisher, Abigail ^a   Boyle, James M E ^c   Paton, James Y ^b   Tomporowski, Phillip ^d   Watson, Christine ^e   McColl, John H ^b   Reilly, John J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Cognition; Executive function; Exercise; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCURACY; ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPONSE TIME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 80054984355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-97     Document Type: Article

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