Sex differences in the association between physical exercise and IQ

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 605-617

  Killgore, William D S ^a   Schwab, Zachary J ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870000911     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 1558688X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/06.10.50.PMS.115.5.605-617     Document Type: Article

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