Physical Education, Obesity, and Academic Achievement: A 2-Year Longitudinal Investigation of Australian Elementary School Children - Concepedia

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Physical Education, Obesity, and Academic Achievement: A 2-Year Longitudinal Investigation of Australian Elementary School Children

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2011

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Richard D. Telford, Ross B. Cunningham, Robert Fitzgerald, Lisa Olive, Laurence Prosser, Xiaoli Jiang, Rohan M. Telford

American Journal of Public Health

Abstract

The attenuated age-related increases in percentage of body fat and enhanced numeracy development among elementary school children receiving PE from specialists provides support for the role of PE in both preventive medicine and academic development.

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