Physical fitness and academic performance in primary school children with and without a social disadvantage

Health Education Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 853-860

  De Greeff, J W ^a   Hartman, E ^a   Mullender Wijnsma, M J ^a   Bosker, R J ^b   Doolaard, S ^b   Visscher, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHILD; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84979831200     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyu043     Document Type: Article

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