The correlation between physical activity and grade point average for health science graduate students

OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 160-167

  Gonzalez, Eugenia C ^a   Hernandez, Erika C ^b   Coltrane, Ambrosia K ^c   Mancera, Jayme M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b Aprendamos Intervention Team   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Easter Seals of West Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Allied health graduate students; Grade point average; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GRADE POINT AVERAGE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH SCIENCE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84907142321     PISSN: 15394492     EISSN: 19382383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/15394492-20140714-01     Document Type: Article

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