Objectively measured physical activity has a negative but weak association with academic performance in children and adolescents

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 103, Issue 11, 2014, Pages e501-e506

  Esteban Cornejo, Irene ^a   Tejero González, Carlos M ^a   Martinez Gomez, David ^a   Cabanas Sánchez, Verõnica ^a   Fernández Santos, Jorge R ^b   Conde Caveda, Julio ^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

Academic performance; Accelerometry; Adolescents; Children; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84939544652     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12757     Document Type: Article

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