Association of physical activity with cognition, metacognition and academic performance in children and adolescents: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Álvarez Bueno, Celia ^a   Pesce, Caterina ^b   Cavero Redondo, Iván ^a   Sánchez López, Mairena ^a   Pardo Guijarro, María Jesús ^a   Martínez Vizcaíno, Vicente ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDLINE; METACOGNITION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SKILL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; COGNITION; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; SCHOOL;

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; METACOGNITION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84977118179     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011065     Document Type: Review

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