Obesity, academic performance and reasoning ability in portuguese students between 6 and 12 years old

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 165-179

  Barrigas, Carlos ^a   Fragoso, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; OBESITY; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; OBESITY; PORTUGAL; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856364555     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932011000538     Document Type: Article

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