Effects of physical activity on schoolchildren's academic performance: The Active Smarter Kids (ASK) cluster-randomized controlled trial

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 322-328

  Resaland, Geir K ^a   Aadland, Eivind ^a   Moe, Vegard Fusche ^a   Aadland, Katrine N ^a   Skrede, Turid ^a   Stavnsbo, Mette ^a   Suominen, Laura ^a   Steene Johannessen, Jostein ^a   Glosvik, Øyvind ^a   Andersen, John R ^a,b   Kvalheim, Olav M ^a,c   Engelsrud, Gunn ^a,d   Andersen, Lars B ^a,d   Holme, Ingar M ^d   Ommundsen, Yngvar ^d   Kriemler, Susi ^e   van Mechelen, Willem ^f   McKay, Heather A ^g   Ekelund, Ulf ^d   Anderssen, Sigmund A ^a,d  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Section for Rheumatology   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^f VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Children; Cluster RCT; Elementary school; Physical activity; Physically active educational lessons

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MALE; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; TEACHER; ACHIEVEMENT; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SCHOOL;

ACCELEROMETRY; ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NORWAY; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84988030164     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.09.005     Document Type: Article

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