The Cognitive Benefits of Exercise in Youth

Current Sports Medicine Reports

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 320-326

  Diamond, Alex B ^a  

^a Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EPIDEMIC; EXERCISE; FITNESS; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPORTS MEDICINE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84953880917     PISSN: 1537890X     EISSN: 15378918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000169     Document Type: Article

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