Health-related fitness and academic achievement in middle school students

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 654-660

  Coe, D P ^a   Pivarnik, J M ^b,c   Womack, C J ^d   Reeves, M J ^c   Malina, R M ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^f TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Fitness; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84874538617     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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