Study of relationship between obesity and executive functions among high school students in Bushehr, Iran

Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Qavam, Soqra Ebrahimi ^a   Anisan, Abbas ^a   Fathi, Marjan ^b   Pourabbasi, Ata ^c  

^a ALLAMEH TABATABA'I UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Aobesity; Cognition; Executive functions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT OBESITY; ADULT; ANDRE REY TEST; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION TEST; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROBLEM SOLVING; TOWER OF LONDON TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84956950997     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22516581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40200-015-0211-9     Document Type: Article

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