Children's aerobic fitness and academic achievement: a longitudinal examination of students during their fifth and seventh grade years.

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Published in Am J Public Health on June 14, 2012

Authors

Richard A Wittberg1, Karen L Northrup, Lesley A Cottrell

Author Affiliations

1: Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department, Parkersburg, WV 26101, USA. richard.a.wittberg@wv.gov

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