Physical activity and performance at school: A systematic review of the literature including a methodological quality assessment

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-55

  Singh, Amika ^a   Uijtdewilligen, Léonie ^a   Twisk, Jos W R ^a,b   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a   Chinapaw, Mai J M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MEDLINE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCINFO; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84855324498     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.716     Document Type: Review

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