TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 13, Issue 2 (February 2005)
Editorial
Evidence-Based Recommendations for Best Practices in Weight Loss Surgery FREE
George L. Blackburn, Frank B. Hu and Alan M. Harvey
Obesity 13: 203-204; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.29
Special Reports
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction Expert Panel on Weight Loss Surgery: Executive Report August 4, 2004 FREE
Obesity 13: 205-226; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.30
Best Practice Recommendations for Surgical Care in Weight Loss Surgery FREE
John Kelly, Michael Tarnoff, Scott Shikora, Bruce Thayer, Daniel B. Jones, R. Amour Forse, Matthew M. Hutter, Robert Fanelli, David Lautz, Frederick Buckley, Imtiaz Munshi and Nicolas Coe
Obesity 13: 227-233; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.31
Criteria for Patient Selection and Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Treatment of the Weight Loss Surgery Patient FREE
Edward Saltzman, Wendy Anderson, Caroline M. Apovian, Hannah Boulton, Alison Chamberlain, Diana Cullum-Dugan, Susan Cummings, Edward Hatchigian, Barbara Hodges, Christopher R. Keroack, Mark Pettus, Phyllis Thomason, Linda Veglia and Lorraine S. Young
Obesity 13: 234-243; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.32
Behavioral and Psychological Factors in the Assessment and Treatment of Obesity Surgery Patients FREE
Isaac Greenberg, Frank Perna, Marjory Kaplan and Mary Anna Sullivan
Obesity 13: 244-249; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.33
Best Practice Guidelines on Informed Consent for Weight Loss Surgery Patients FREE
James Sabin, Robert Fanelli, Helen Flaherty, Nawfal Istfan, Wendy Mariner, Janet Nally Barnes, Janey S.A. Pratt, Laura Rossi and Patricia Samour
Obesity 13: 250-253; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.34
Best Practice Recommendations for Anesthetic Perioperative Care and Pain Management in Weight Loss Surgery FREE
Roman Schumann, Stephanie B. Jones, Vilma E. Ortiz, Kathleen Connor, Istvan Pulai, Edwin T. Ozawa, Alan M. Harvey and Daniel B. Carr
Obesity 13: 254-266; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.35
Best Practices for Perioperative Nursing Care for Weight Loss Surgery Patients FREE
Ann Mulligan, Lorraine S. Young, Sheldon Randall, Carol Raiano, Priscilla Velardo, Catherine Breen and Laura Bushee
Obesity 13: 267-273; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.36
Best Practice Guidelines in Pediatric/Adolescent Weight Loss Surgery FREE
Caroline M. Apovian, Christina Baker, David S. Ludwig, Alison G. Hoppin, George Hsu, Carine Lenders, Janey S.A. Pratt, R. Armour Forse, Adrienne O'Brien and Michael Tarnoff
Obesity 13: 274-282; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.37
Specialized Staff and Equipment for Weight Loss Surgery Patients: Best Practice Guidelines FREE
Anthony D. Whittemore, John Kelly, Scott Shikora, Robert J. Cella, Thom Clark, Leslie Selbovitz and Loring Flint
Obesity 13: 283-289; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.38
Coding and Reimbursement for Weight Loss Surgery: Best Practice Recommendations FREE
Lee M. Kaplan, John A. Fallon, Edward C. Mun, Alan M. Harvey, William V. Kastrinakis, Elvira Q. Johnson, Robert S. Nierman and Christopher R. Keroack
Obesity 13: 290-300; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.39
Data Collection Systems for Weight Loss Surgery: An Evidence-Based Assessment FREE
Matthew M. Hutter, Martin Crane, Maureen Keenan, Roger L. Snow, Benjamin E. Schneider and Robert J. Cella
Obesity 13: 301-305; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.40
Original Articles
Human Physiology
Changes in Insulin Secretion and Glucose Metabolism Induced by Dexamethasone in Lean and Obese Females FREE
Christine Besse, Nathalie Nicod and Luc Tappy
Obesity 13: 306-311; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.41
Heritability of Body Composition Measured by DXA in the Diabetes Heart Study FREE
Fang-Chi Hsu, Leon Lenchik, Barbara J. Nicklas, Kurt Lohman, Thomas C. Register, Josyf Mychaleckyj, Carl D. Langefeld, Barry I. Freedman, Donald W. Bowden and J. Jeffrey Carr
Obesity 13: 312-319; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.42
Social and Behavioral
Depressive Mood and Abdominal Fat Distribution in Overweight Premenopausal Women FREE
Eon Sook Lee, Yang Hyun Kim, Sung-Ho Beck, Sangyeoup Lee and Sang Woo Oh
Obesity 13: 320-325; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.43
Pediatricians' Own Weight: Self-perception, Misclassification, and Ease of Counseling FREE
Eliana M. Perrin, Kori B. Flower and Alice S. Ammerman
Obesity 13: 326-332; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.44
Descriptive Epidemiology
Prevalence of Weight Cycling and its Relation to Health Indicators in Finland FREE
Marjaana Lahti-Koski, Satu Männistö, Pirjo Pietinen and Erkki Vartiainen
Obesity 13: 333-341; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.45
Risk Factors and Chronic Disease
Obesity among People with and without Mental Retardation across Adulthood FREE
Robert Moran, Wanzer Drane, Suzanne McDermott, Srikanth Dasari, Joy B. Scurry and Tan Platt
Obesity 13: 342-349; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.46
Knee Structural Alteration and BMI: A Cross-sectional Study FREE
Changhai Ding, Flavia Cicuttini, Fiona Scott, Helen Cooley and Graeme Jones
Obesity 13: 350-361; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.47
Additive Interactions of Maternal Prepregnancy BMI and Breast-feeding on Childhood Overweight FREE
Chaoyang Li, Harsohena Kaur, Won S. Choi, Terry T.-K. Huang, Rebecca E. Lee and Jasjit S. Ahluwalia
Obesity 13: 362-371; doi:10.1038/oby.2005.48
