Schools with fitter children achieve better literacy and numeracy results: Evidence of a school cultural effect

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-57

  Telford, Richard D ^a,b   Cunningham, Ross B ^c   Telford, Rohan M ^d   Abharatna, Walter P ^a,b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; SCHOOL; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; READING; SCHOOLS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS;

EID: 84858641162     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.24.1.45     Document Type: Article

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