Effects of varying type of exertion on children's attention capacity

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 550-555

  Gallotta, Maria Chiara ^a   Guidetti, Laura ^a   Franciosi, Emanuele ^a   Emerenziani, Gian Pietro ^a   Bonavolontà, Valerio ^a   Baldari, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE; MVPA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CONTEXT

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 84857639933     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182305552     Document Type: Article

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