Associations between objectively measured physical activity and academic attainment in adolescents from a UK cohort

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 265-270

  Booth, J N ^a,b   Leary, S D ^c   Joinson, C ^d   Ness, A R ^c   Tomporowski, P D ^e   Boyle, J M ^a   Reilly, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENTS; AGE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENTS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84893469200     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092334     Document Type: Article

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