Gender-specific influence of health behaviors on academic performance in Spanish adolescents; The afinos study;Rol del género en la influencia de las conductas saludables sobre el rendimiento académico en adolescentes Españoles; el estudio afinos

Nutricion Hospitalaria

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 724-730

  Martinez Gomez D ^a,b   Veiga, O L ^b   Gomez Martinez S ^a   Zapatera, B ^a   Martinez Hernandez D ^c   Calle, M E ^c   Marcos, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD SCIENCE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Adolescents; Nutrition; Physical activity; Sedentary patterns; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPAIN;

EID: 84861788397     PISSN: 02121611     EISSN: 16995198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3305/nh.2012.27.3.5633     Document Type: Article

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