Archived material from the LABS study participant website (via web.archive.org, snapshot of 2012-08-25). Historical document — links and contacts may be outdated.
Study Publications
King WC, Hsu JY, Belle SH, Courcoulas AP, Eid GM, Flum DR, Mitchell JE, Pender JR, Smith MD, Steffen KJ, Wolfe BM. Pre- to Post-operative Changes in Physical Activity: Report from the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2. Surg Obes Relat Dis. in press
Smith MD, Patterson E, Wahed AS, Belle SH, Berk PD, Courcoulas AP, Dakin GF, Flum DR, Machado L, Mitchell JE, Pender J, Pomp A, Pories W, Ramanathan R, Schrope B, Staten M, Akuezunkpa Ude, Wolfe BM. Thirty-day Mortality After Bariatric Surgery: Independently Adjudicated Causes of Death in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg. 2011 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print]
King WC, Engel SG, Elder KA, Chapman WH, Eid GM, Wolfe BM, Belle SH. Walking capacity of bariatric surgery candidates. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2011 Jul 23. [Epub ahead of print]
King WC, Belle SH, Leishear K, Li J, Mitchell J. Determining Activity Monitor Wear Time: An Influential Decision Rule. J Phys Act Health. 2011 May;8(4):566-80.
Smith M, Patterson EJ, Wahed AS, Belle SH, Bessler M, Courcoulas A, Flum D, Halpin V, Mitchell J, Pomp A, Pories W, Wolfe B. Relationship Between Surgeon Volume and Adverse Outcomes After RYGB in the Longitudinal Assessment Of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Study. SOARD. 2010 Mar 4;6(2):118-25. Epub 2009 26.
Gosman G, King WC, Schrope B, Steffen KJ, Strain GW, Courcoulas AP, Flum DR, Pender JR, Simhan HN. Reproductive Health Characteristics of Women Undergoing Bariatric Surgery. Fertility and Sterility. 2010 Sep;94(4):1426-31. Epub 2009 Oct 6.
Inabnet WB, O’Rourke R, Wahed A, Bessler M, Courcoulas A, Dellinger P, Garcia L, Miles CM, Mitchell J, Oelschlager B, Pender J, Pomp A, Pories W, Ramanathan R, Wolfe BM, Belle SH. A Comparison Of 30 Day Outcomes After Primary And Revisional Bariatric Surgical Procedures From The Longitudinal Assessment Of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Study. SOARD. 2010 Jan-Feb;6(1):22-30. Epub 2009 Nov 22.
Belle SH, Berk P, Chapman W, Courcoulas A, Flum D, King WC, McCloskey C, Mitchell J, Patterson E, Pomp A, Pories W, Staten M, Thirlby R, Wolfe B, Wahed AS, Yanovski SZ. Perioperative Safety in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery. New England Journal of Medicine. 2009 July 30. 5(361):445-454.
King WC, Belle SH, Chapman WH, Courcoulas AP, Dakin G, Eid GM, Flum DR, Inabnet WB, Mitchell J, Oelschlager B, Patterson E, Wolfe BM. Physical Activity Levels of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008 Nov-Dec;4(6):721-8. Epub 2008 Sep 5 .
Belle SH, Chapman W, Courcoulas AP, Flum DR, Gagner M, Inabnet WB, King WC, Mitchell JE, Patterson EJ, Thirlby R, Wolfe BM, Yanovski SZ. The Relationship of BMI with Demographic, Clinical, and Procedure Characteristics: Results from the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS). Surg Obes Relat Dis. 4(4) July/August 2008 pp. 474-480 .
Belle SH, Berk PD, Courcoulas AP, Flum DR, Miles CW, Mitchell JE, Pories WJ, Wolfe BM, Yanovski SZ. The Safety and Efficacy of Bariatric Surgery: The Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Surg Obes Relat Dis 3(2) March/April 2007 pp. 116-126.
Belle SH for the LABS Consortium. The NIDDK Bariatric Surgery Clinical Research Consortium(LABS) Surg Obes Relat Dis – 1(2) March/April 2005 pp. 145-147.