Independent and combined influence of the components of physical fitness on academic performance in youth

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Esteban Cornejo, Irene ^a   Tejero González, Carlos M ^a   Martinez Gomez, David ^a   Del Campo, Juan ^a   González Galo, Ana ^b   Padilla Moledo, Carmen ^b   Sallis, James F ^c   Veiga, Oscar L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BF ; BMI; Body fat percentage; Body mass index; GPA; Grade point average; Waist circumference; WC

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGILITY; ARTICLE; CARDIORESPIRATORY CAPACITY; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GRIP STRENGTH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; STANDING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPAIN;

EID: 84905009139     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.04.044     Document Type: Article

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