Active commuting to school, cognitive performance, and academic achievement: an observational study in Dutch adolescents using accelerometers.

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Published in BMC Public Health on August 05, 2014

Authors

Martin L Van Dijk1, Renate H M De Groot, Frederik Van Acker, Hans H C M Savelberg, Paul A Kirschner

Author Affiliations

1: Welten Institute, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Open University of the Netherlands, Valkenburgerweg 177, 6419 AT Heerlen, the Netherlands. Martin.vanDijk@ou.nl.

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