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Journals (English)

1. Falk, B., S. Braid, M. Moore, D. O’Leary, P. Sullivan, P. Klentrou: Bone properties in overweight, pre- and early-pubertal boys. (in press, Pediatric Exercise Science)
2. Rotstein, A., R. Dotan, L. Zigel, T. Greenberg, Y. Benyamini, B. Falk. The Effect of Pre-test Carbohydrate Ingestion on the Anaerobic Threshold, as Determined by the Lactate-Minimum Test. Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, 32:1058-1064, 2007.
3. Moore, M., S. Braid, B. Falk, P. Klentrou. Assessing the validity of the calcium rapid assessment method in children and adolescent boys. Nutr. J., 6: 24, 2007 [doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-24].
4. R. Lidor, Y. Hershko, A. Bilkevitz, M. Arnon, B. Falk: Measurement of talent in volleyball: Fifteen-month follow-up of elite adolescent players. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness 47(2):159-168, 2007.
5. R. Lidor, M. Arnon, Y. Hershko, G. Maayan, B. Falk: Accuracy in a volleyball service test in rested and physical exertion conditions in elite and near-elite adolescent players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 21(3):937-942, 2007.
6. B. Falk, Y. Galili, L. Zigel, N. Constantini, A. Eliakim: A Cumulative Effect of Physical Training on Bone Strength in Males International Journal of Sports Medicine 28:449-455, 2007,[Epub ahead of print, Nov 16, 2006]
7. Lidor, R., Y. Melnik, A. Bilkevitz, B. Falk: The 10-station judo ability test: A test of physical and skill components. Strength and Conditioning Journal 28:2-4, 2006.
8. Falk, B., R. Dotan: Child-adult differences in the recovery from high-intensity exercise. Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, 34, 107-112, 2006.
9. Falk, B., G. Bar-Mor, L. Zigel, M. Yaaron, Y. Beniamini, B. Zeevi: Daily physical activity and perception of condition severity among male and female adolescents with congenital heart malformation. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 21, 244-249, 2006.
10. Falk, B.: Thermoregulation. Pediatric Exercise Science, 18 (special issue dedicated to the memory of Oded Bar-Or), 146-150, 2006.
11. Falk, B., A. Nini, L. Zigel, Y. Yahav, M. Aviram, J. Rivlin, L. Bentur, A. Avital, R., R. Dotan, H. Blau: The effect of low altitude at the Dead Sea on exercise capacity and cardiopulmonary response to exercise in cystic fibrosis patients with moderate to severe lung disease. Pediatric Pulmonology, 41, 234-241, 2006.
12. G. Admon, Y. Weinstein, B. Falk, N. Weintrob, H. Benzaquen, R. Ofan, G. Fayman, L. Zigel, N. Constantini, M. Phillip: Exercise with and without insulin pump in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pediatrics, 116, 348-355, 2005.
13. Lidor, R., Y. Melnik, A. Bilkevitz, M. Arnon, B. Falk: Measurement of talent in judo using a unique, judo-specific ability test. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 45, 32-37, 2005.
14. Falk, B., S. Portal, R. Tiktinsky, L. Zigel, Y. Weinstein, N. Constantini, G. Kenet, A. Eliakim, U. Martinowitz: Bone properties and muscle strength of young hemophilia patients. Haemophilia Journal, 11, 380-386, 2005.
15. Wolach, B., R. Gavrieli, S. Geffen Ben-Dror, L. Zigel, A. Eliakim, B. Falk: Transient decrease of neutrophil chemotaxis following aerobic exercise. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37, 949-954, 2005.
16. Lidor, R., B. Falk, M. Arnon, Y. Cohen, G. Segal, Y. Lander: Measurement of talent in team handball: The questionable use of motor and physical tests. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 19, 318-325, 2005.
17. Falk, B., R. Gorev, L. Zigel, A. Ben-Amotz, I. Neuman: The effect of lycopene supplementation on post-exercise lung function in young athletes who complain of EIB symptoms. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 94, 480-485, 2005.
18. Falk, B., Z. Bronshtein, L. Zigel, N. Constantini, A. Eliakim: Higher tibial quantitative ultrasound in young female swimmers. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 38, 461-465, 2004.
19. Falk, B., R. Lidor, Y. Lander, B. Lang: Talent identification and early development of elite water-polo players: A 2-year follow-up study. Journal of Sports Sciences, 22, 347-355, 2004.
20. Weinstein, Y., T. Kamerman, E. Berry, B. Falk. Mechanical efficiency of normal-weight prepubertal boys predisposed to obesity. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36, 567-573, 2004.
21. Falk, B., A. Eliakim: Resistance training, skeletal muscle and growth. Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), 1, 120-127, 2003.
22. Falk, B., Z. Bronshtein, L. Zigel, N. Constantini, A. Eliakim: Quantitative ultrasound of the tibia and radius in pre- and early-pubertal female athletes. Arch Ped Adoles Med, 157, 139-143, 2003.
23. Dotan, R., S. Ohana, C. Bediz, B. Falk: Blood lactate disappearance dynamics in boys and men following exercise of similar and dissimilar peak-lactate concentrations. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 16, 419-429, 2003.
24. Eliakim, A., D. Nemet, S. Bar-Sela, Y. Higer, B. Falk: Changes in circulating IGF-I and their correlation with self-assessment and fitness among elite athletes. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 23, 600-603, 2002.
25. Gothelf, D., B. Falk, P. Singer, M. Kairi, M. Phillip, L. Zigel, I. Poraz, S. Frishman, N. Constantini, G. Zalsman, A. Weizman, A. Apte: Weight gain associated with increased food intake and low habitual activity levels in male adolescent schizophrenic inpatients treated with olanzapine. American Journal of Psychiatry, 1159: 1055-1057, 2002.
26. Tenenbaum, G., B. Falk, O. Bar-Or: The measurement and the accumulation of perceived exertion in a progressive cycling maximal power test in children and adolescents. International Journal of Sport Psychology, 33: 337-348, 2002.
27. Falk, B., E. Sadres, N. Constantini, L. Zigel, R. Lidor, A. Eliakim: The association between adiposity and the response to resistance training among pre- and early-pubertal boys. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 15:597-606, 2002.
28. Tiktinsky, R., B. Falk, M. Heim, U. Martinovitz: The effect of resistance training on the frequency of bleeding in hemophilia patients: A pilot study. Hemophilia, 8:22-27, 2002.
29. Sadres, E., A. Eliakim, N. Constantini, R. Lidor, B. Falk: The effect of long-term resistance training on anthropometric measures, muscle strength, and self concept in pre-pubertal boys. Pediatric Exercise Science, 13:357-372, 2001.
30. Falk, B., Y. Cohen, G. Lustig, Y. Lander, M. Yaaron, J. Ayalon: Tracking of fitness components in boys and girls from 2nd to 6th grade. American Journal of Human Biology, 13:65-70, 2001.
31. Eliakim, A., S. Ish-Shalom, A. Giladi, B. Falk, N. Constantini. Assessment of body composition in ballet dancers: Correlation among three techniques. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 21:598-601, 2000.
32. Falk, B., E. Sadres, N. Constantini, A. Eliakim, L. Zigel, A.J. Foldes: Quantitative ultrasound (QUS) of the tibia: A sensitive tool for the detection of bone changes in growing boys. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 13:1129-1135, 2000.
33. Dotan, R., B. Falk, A. Raz: Intensity effect of active recovery from glycolytic exercise on decreasing blood lactate concentration in prepubertal children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32:564-570, 2000.
34. Wolach, B., B. Falk, R. Gavrieli, E. Kodesh, A. Eliakim. Neutrophil function response to aerobic and anaerobic exercise in female judoka and untrained subjects. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 34:23-28, 2000.
35. Constantini, N., A. Eliakim, L. Zigel, M. Yaaron, B. Falk: Iron status of highly active adolescents: Evidence of depleted iron stores in gymnasts. Int. J. Sport Nutr. Exerc. Metab. 10:62-70, 2000.
36. Falk, B., S. Portal, R. Tiktinsky, Y. Weinstein, N. Constantini, U. Martinowitz: Anaerobic power and muscle strength in young hemophilia patients. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 32:52-57, 2000.
37. Bar-Mor, G., B. Zeevi, M. Yaaron, B. Falk: Use of the heart rate monitor to modulate physical activity in adolescents with congenital aortic stenosis: an innovative approach. J. Pediatric Nursing 14 273-277, 1999.
38. Wolach, B., A. Eliakim, R. Gavrieli, E. Kodesh, Y. Yarom, M. Schlesinger, B. Falk: Aspects of leukocyte function and the complement system following aerobic exercise in young female gymnasts. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports 8:1-7, 1998.
39. Wolach, B., B. Falk, E. Kodesh, J. Radnay, H. Shapiro, Y. Yarom, A. Eliakim: Cellular immuneresponse to anaerobic exercise among gymnasts and untrained girls. Ped. Exerc. Sci. 10:227-235, 1998.
40. Rotstein, A., B. Falk, M. Einbinder, L. Zigel: Changes in plasma volume following intense intermittent exercise in neutral and hot environmental conditions. J. Sports Med. Phys. Fitness 38:24-29, 1998.
41. Falk, B.: Effects of thermal stress during rest and exercise in the pediatric population. Sports Med. 25:221-240, 1998.
42. Falk B., S. Radom-Isaac, J.R. Hoffman, Y. Wang, Y. Yarom, Y. Weinstein, A. Magazanik: The effect of heat exposure on performance of and recovery from anaerobic exercise. Int. J. Sports Med. 19:1-6, 1998.
43. Weinstein, Y., C. Bediz, R. Dotan, B. Falk: Test-retest reliability of peak lactate and peak heart rate responses to the Wingate Anaerobic Test. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 30:1456-1460 1998.
44. Falk, B., A. Eliakim, R. Dotan, D.G. Liebermann, R. Regev, O. Bar-Or: Birth weight and physical ability in 5-8 year-old healthy children born prematurely. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 29:1124-1130, 1997.
45. Eliakim, A., B. Wolach, E. Kodesh, R. Gavrieli, J. Radnay, T. Ben Tovim, Y. Yarom, B. Falk: Cellular and humoral immune response to exercise among gymnasts and untrained girls. Int. J. Sports Med. 18:208-212, 1997.
46. Hoffman, J.R., B. Falk, S. Radom-Isaac, Y. Weinstein, A. Magazanik, Y. Wang, Y. Yarom: Testosterone and cortisol responses to high-intensity, intermittent exercise in the heat. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 75:83-87, 1997.
47. Falk, B., M. Bar-Eli, R. Dotan, M. Yaaron, Y. Weinstein, S. Epstein, B. Blumenstein, M. Einbinder, Y. Yarom, G. Tenenbaum: Physiological and cognitive responses to cold exposure in11-12 year-old boys. Am. J. Human Biol. 9:39-49, 1997.
48. Bar-Eli, M., S. Sachs, G. Tenenbaum, J.S. Pie, B. Falk: Crisis-related observations in competition: A case study in basketball. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports 6:313-321, 1996.
49. Falk, B., Y. Weinstein, R. Dotan, D.A. Abramson, D. Mann-Segal, J.R. Hoffman: A treadmill test of sprint running. Scand. J. Med. Sci. Sports 6:259-264, 1996.
50. Falk, B., G. Tenenbaum: The effectiveness of resistance training in children: A meta-analysis. Sports Med. 22:176-186, 1996.
51. Falk, B., G. Mor: The effects of resistance training in 6-8 year-old boys. Ped. Exerc. Sci. 8:48-56, 1996.
52. Hoffman, J.R., H. Stavsky, B. Falk: The effect of water restriction on aerobic power and vertical jumping height in basketball players. Int. J. Sports Med. 16:214-218, 1995.
53. Falk, B., M. Einbinder, Y. Weinstein, S. Epstein, Y. Karni, Y. Yarom, A. Rotstein: Blood lactate concentration following exercise: effects of heat exposure and of active recovery in heat-acclimatized subjects. Int. J. Sports Med. 16:7-12, 1995.
54. Falk, B., M. Bar-Eli: Psycho-physiological response to parachuting among novice and experienced parachutists. Aviat. Space Environ. Med. 66:114-117, 1995.
55. Falk, B.: Effect of continuous and intermittent exercise on energy expenditure and on the cardiorespiratory response. Percept. Motor Skills 80:64-66, 1995.
56. Breslav, I., S. Epstein, B. Falk, Y. Karni, G. Tenenbaum, Y. Weinstein: Ratings of perceived exertion and of dyspnea in young athletes. Biol. Sports 11:91-99 1994.
57. Falk, B., O. Bar-Or, J. Smolander, G. Frost: Response to rest and exercise in the cold: effects of age and aerobic fitness. J. Appl. Physiol. 76:72-78 1994.
58. Falk, B., O. Bar-Or: Longitudinal changes in peak aerobic and anaerobic mechanical power of circum-pubertal boys. Ped. Exerc. Sci. 5:318-331, 1993.
59. Falk, B., O. Bar-Or, J.D. MacDougall: The thermoregulatory response of pre-, mid- and late-pubertal boys to exercise in dry heat. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 24:688-694, 1992.
60. Falk, B., O. Bar-Or, J.D. MacDougall, C. Goldsmith, L. McGillis: A longitudinal analysis of the sweating response of pre-, mid- and late-pubertal boys during exercise in the heat. Am. J. Human Biol. 4:527-535, 1992.
61. Falk, B., O. Bar-Or, J.D. MacDougall, R. Calvert: Sweat gland response to exercise in the heat among pre-, mid- and late-pubertal boys. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 24:313-319, 1992.
62. Falk, B., O. Bar-Or, J.D. MacDougall, L. McGillis, R. Calvert, F. Meyer: Sweat lactate in exercising children and adolescents of varying physical maturity. J. Appl. Physiol. 71:1735-1740, 1991.
63. Falk, B., O. Bar-Or, J.D. MacDougall: Aldosterone and prolactin response to exercise in the heat among circum-pubertal boys. J. Appl. Physiol. 71:1741-1745, 1991.
64. Burstein, R., O. Shpilberg, A. Rubinstein, N. Bashan, B. Falk, Y. Epstein: The effect of prolonged intermittent exercise, combined with food deprivation, on plasma metabolite concentration. Aviat. Space Environ. Med. 62:555-558, 1991.
65. Falk, B., R. Burstein, E. Zylber-Katz, Y. Rosenblum, N. Bashan, Y. Shapiro: Effects of caffeine ingestion on body fluid balance and thermoregulation during exercise. Cnd. J. Physiol. Pharmacol. 68:889-892, 1990.
66. Falk, B., R. Burstein, I. Ashkenazi, O. Shpilberg, J. Alter, E. Zylber-Katz, A. Rubinstein, Y. Shapiro: The effect of caffeine ingestion on physical performance after prolonged exercise. Eur. J. Appl. Physiol. 59:168-173, 1989.

Non-Refereed Publications (English)

1. Falk, B., R. Dotan: In Memoriam: Oded Bar-Or (1937-2005). Pediatr. Endocrinol. Rev. (PER) 3:6-7, 2006.
2. Falk, B., R. Dotan: Is children´s faster recovery from exercise really due to a higher metabolite clearance rate? Letter to the Editor. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37(9), 1641, 2005.

Journals (Hebrew)

1. Falk, B., R. Dotan: Are there gender differences in muscles and their response to resistance training? (Part II). Phys. Educ. Sport, 58(5):5-10, 2003.
2. Falk, B., R. Dotan: Are there gender differences in muscles and their response to resistance training? (Part I). Phys. Educ. Sport, 57(3):5-7, 2002.
3. Ken-Dror, A., N. Constantini, B. Falk: The effectiveness of physical activity in children with chronic disease (III). Phys. Educ. Sport, December, 56(2):17-20, 2000.
4. Falk, B.: Methods to estimate obesity in humans. “Tnuva” Research Institute Magazine, 1(October):7-10, 2000.
5. Ken-Dror, A., N. Constantini, B. Falk: Effective physical activity for children with chronic lung disease. Phys. Educ. Sport, 56(1):9-13, 2000.
6. Lander, Y., Y. Cohen, G. Lustig, Y. Ayalon, M. Yaaron, B. Falk: Differences in physical ability between boys and girls from grade 2 to grade 6. Phys. Educ. Sport, 56(1):14-17, 2000.
7. Ken-Dror, A., N. Constantini, B. Falk: The importance of physical activity for children with chronic disease. Phys. Educ. Sport, 55(5):21-23, 2000.
8. Falk, B.: The effect of physical activity on bone growth among children and adolescents. Phys. Educ. Sport, 55(5):5-8, 2000.
9. Falk, B.: Estimating percent body fat in children and adolescents and its relationship to physical training. Harefuah, 138:853-860, 2000.
10. Falk, B.: Estimation of body composition (% fat) and its relationship to physical training. Phys. Educ. Sport, 55(3):5-8, 2000.
11. Falk, B. Thermoregulation in women versus men. Running World, 94(December), 34-36, 1999.
12. Falk, B.: The effect of training on aerobic ability in children. Fitness and Health 9:20-22, 1998.
13. Falk, B.: Psychophysiological response to skydiving. Wings 18:45, 1997.
14. Falk, B.: The effect of training on the aerobic capacity of children and adolescents. Phys. Educ. Sport, 52(5):5-6, 1997.
15. Falk, B.: Resistance training for children and adolescents. Fitness 7:10-12, 1997.
16. Falk, B.: Resistance training for children and adolescents. Harefuah 130:778-783, 1996.
17. Falk, B., A. Eliakim, B. Wolach: Intense endurance exercise and the immune system. Fitness 6:10-11, 1996.
18. Stavsky, H., J.R. Hoffman, B. Falk: The effect of water restriction on anaerobic power. Movement 3:346-361, 1996.
19. Constantini, N., B. Falk: The 41st annual ACSM meeting - a report. Harefuah 130:65, 1996.
20. Eliakim, A., B. Falk, B. Wolach: Strenuous physical training - overtraining of the immune system? Harefuah 129:498-501, 1995.
21. Falk, B.: Strength training for children and adolescents. Phys. Educ. Sport 51:3-6, 1995.
22. Constantini, N., B. Falk: About nutrition, supplements and exercise - a report. Phys. Educ. Sport 50:27-28, 1995.
23. Falk, B., M. Bar-Eli: Psycho-physiological response to skydiving among novice and experienced skydivers. Movement 3:23-36, 1995.
24. Falk, B.: Disorders during exercise in heat and cold exposure among children and adolescent. Harefuah 126:222-227, 1994.
25. Falk, B.: Leisure-time activity in physical education female college students. The "Hill´s" Inner Thoughts 2:161-173, 1994.
26. Falk, B., O. Bar-Or: Responses to exercise in heat and cold among children and adolescents. Harefuah 126:160-165, 1994.
27. Falk, B.: The annual meeting for pediatric sports medicine - a report. Phys. Educ. Sports 49:36, 1993.
28. Falk, B.: Heat injuries and exercise in children. Mirkachton Lebriut (Health Issues) 39:1, 23, 1992.

Book Chapters and Articles in Collective Volumes

1. Falk, B., R. Dotan: Temperature regulation in children. In Armstrong, N. & van Mechelen, W. (Eds.): Paediatric Exercise Science and Medicine. New York: Oxford University Press, (in press, 2008).
2. Falk, B., R. Dotan: Physiological and health aspects of exercise in hot and cold climates. In: O. Bar-Or, and H. Hebestreit (Eds.), Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine: The Young Athlete. Oxford: Blackwell, 2007, pp. 249-267.
3. Falk, B. The importance of physical activity for children with chronic disease. In: N. Constantini (Ed.), Physical Activity and Sports Medicine – Selected Aspects. Israel: Aurora Group, 2000, pp. 72-74. (Hebrew)
4. Falk, B.: Temperature regulation. In Armstrong, N. & van Mechelen, W. (Eds.): Paediatric Exercise Science and Medicine. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 223-239, 2000.
5. Dotan, R., B. Falk: The child vs. the adult: An anatomical, physiological, motor and mental comparison between prepubertal children and adults. In Dotan, R. (Ed.), Preparation of young athletes to elite-level sport. The Unit for Gifted Young Athletes, Wingate Institute, 1997.
6. Falk, B.: Caffeine. In M. Epstein and N. Constantini (Eds.), Nutritional Supplements. Wingate Institute, Netanya, 1997, pp. 54-55. (Hebrew)
7. Falk, B.: Physiological and health aspects of exercise in hot and cold climates. In O. Bar-Or (Ed.), The Child and Adolescent Athlete. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, pp. 326-349, 1996.
8. Falk, B.: Physiological characteristics and trainability of children and adolescents. In The Science and Practice of Training Junior Kayak/Canoe Paddlers: Proceedings of the International Seminar on Kayak, November 17-19, 1994, Israel.
9. Breslav, I., S. Epstein, B. Falk, Y. Karni, G. Tenenbaum, Y. Weinstein: Rating of perceived exertion and of dyspnea in a course of treadmill testing in athletes. In G. Tenenbaum & T. Raz-Liebermann (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2nd Maccabiah-Wingate International Congress on Sports and Coaching Sciences, Wingate Institute, Netanya, 1993, pp. 37-44.