Acute exercise enhances preschoolers' ability to sustain attention

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 438-443

  Palmer, Kara K ^a   Miller, Matthew W ^a   Robinson, Leah E ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cognition; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883748003     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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