Physical activity, physical fitness and academic achievement in adolescents: A self-organizing maps approach

Health Education Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 436-448

  Pellicer Chenoll, Maite ^a   Garcia Massó, Xavier ^a   Morales, Jose ^b   Serra Añó, Pilar ^a   Solana Tramunt, Mònica ^b   González, Luis Millán ^a   Toca Herrera, Jose Luis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84930444062     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyv016     Document Type: Article

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