The effect of an unstructured, moderate to vigorous, before-school physical activity program in elementary school children on academics, behavior, and health

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Tompkins, Connie L ^a   Hopkins, Jacob ^a   Goddard, Lauren ^a   Brock, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Before school physical activity; Physical activity and academics; School health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84862180721     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-300     Document Type: Article

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