Independent associations of organized physical activity and weight status with children's cognitive functioning: A matched-pairs design

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 477-487

  Davis, Catherine L ^a   Tkacz, Joseph P ^b   Tomporowski, Phillip D ^c   Bustamante, Eduardo E ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Health Analytics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Cognition; Executive function; Overweight; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; COGNITION; DANCING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDEAL BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SPORT;

ATTENTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; DANCING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDEAL BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OVERWEIGHT; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SPORTS;

EID: 84958057627     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.2015-0044     Document Type: Article

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