selected publications
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academic article
- Testing the motor proficiency barrier hypothesis for physical activity and weight status in youth . Journal of Sport and Health Research. 13:103-116. 2021
- Maternal perceptions of children's weight status. Child: Care, Health and Development. 39:728-736. 2013
- Total body percentage and motor coordination among Portuguese schoolchildren. Public Health Nutrition. 15:1570-1571. 2012
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book
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chapter
- A Importância do Recreio Escolar na Atividade Física das Crianças. Atividade física, saúde e lazer: educar e formar. 65-79. 2012
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conference paper
- Testing the motor proficiency barrier hypothesis for physical activity and weight status. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. S24-S24. 2017
- The ability of different measures of adiposity to discriminante between low/high motor coordination. 316-316. 2012
- Waist circumference predicts poor motor coordination in Portuguese school children. Obesity. S203-S203. 2011
- Waist circumference and motor coordination in Portuguese school children. Obesity Reviews. 82-82. 2010
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document
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journal article
- Testando hipótesis de la barrera de competencia motriz actividad física y el estado ponderal en jovenes. Journal of Sport and Health Research. 103-116. 2021
- Associations between fruit and vegetable variety and low-grade inflammation in Portuguese adolescents from LabMed Physical Activity Study. European Journal of Nutrition. 2055-2068. 2018
- Dietary inflammatory index and inflammatory biomarkers in adolescents from LabMed physical activity study. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 710-719-719. 2018
- Flexibility is associated with motor competence in schoolchildren. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 1-1. 2016
- Objectively measured sedentary time and academic achievement in schoolchildren. Journal of Sports Sciences. 463-469. 2016
- Sensitivity and specificity of different measures of adiposity to distinguish between low/high motor coordination. Jornal de Pediatria. 44-51. 2015
- Associations between gross Motor Coordination and Academic Achievement in elementary school children. Human Movement Science. 9-20. 2013
- Maternal perceptions of children's weight status. Child: Care, Health and Development. 728-736. 2013
- Associations between sedentary behavior and motor coordination in children. American Journal of Human Biology. 746-752. 2012
- Association between physical activity and motor skills and coordination in Portuguese children | Associações entre actividade física, habilidades e coordenação motora em crianças portuguesas. Brazilian Journal of Kinanthropometry and Human Performance. 15-21. 2011