Physical fitness, obesity, and academic achievement in schoolchildren

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-109

  Torrijos Niño, Coral ^a   Martínez Vizcaíno, Vicente ^a   Pardo Guijarro, María Jesús ^a,b   García Prieto, Jorge Cañete ^a   Arias Palencia, Natalia María ^a   Sánchez López, Mairena ^a,b  

^a Social and Health Research Center   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGILITY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIO RESPIRATORY FITNESS; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULAR FITNESS; OBESITY; PARENTAL SCHOOLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN;

BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN;

EID: 84903380452     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.02.041     Document Type: Article

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