Association of exercise and ADHD symptoms: Analysis within an adult general population sample

Tucker, Rory; Williams, Claire; Reed, Phil

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Association of exercise and ADHD symptoms: Analysis within an adult general population sample

Rory Tucker, Claire Williams

, Phil Reed

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Swansea University Authors: Rory Tucker, Claire Williams , Phil Reed

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Previous research has generally found Physical Activity (PA) reduces ADHD symptomsin children. However, much less research has explored the same effects in adults, andespecially females, with ADHD. This cross-sectional study investigated therelationship between PA and ADHD in adults, and whether any...

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Association of exercise and ADHD symptoms: Analysis within an adult general population sample

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