The association between health behaviours and academic performance in Canadian elementary school students: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 14857-14871

  McIsaac, Jessie Lee D ^a   Kirk, Sara F L ^a   Kuhle, Stefan ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Canada; Child; Diet; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; CHILD HEALTH; DIET; LIFESTYLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY EDUCATION; STUDENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BEVERAGE; BREAKFAST SKIPPING; CANADA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; DIET QUALITY INDEX INTERNATIONAL; EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; ENGLISH LANGUAGE ART; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CHILDREN; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGE; UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE BEHAVIOR; YOUTH HEALTHY EATING INDEX; EXERCISE; NOVA SCOTIA; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; STUDENTS;

EID: 84947755342     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph121114857     Document Type: Article

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