Health-related physical fitness, academic achievement, and neuroelectric measures in children and adolescents
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Health-related physical fitness, academic achievement, and neuroelectric measures in children and adolescents Chien-Heng Chu, Feng-Tzu Chen, Matthew B. Pontifex, Yanlin Sun & Yu-Kai Chang To cite this article: Chien-Heng Chu, Feng-Tzu Chen, Matthew B. Pontifex, Yanlin Sun & YuKai Chang (2016): Health-related physical fitness, academic achievement, and neuroelectric measures in children and adolescents, International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2016.1223420 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2016.1223420
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