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The aim of this chapter is to help the bariatric clinician to better understand bariatric research. This chapter will describe the types of articles published and the anatomy of these publications. Different study designs are discussed, as well as the statistical concepts used frequently in such studies. Details of the data sources or data registries are described, as well as their strength and weaknesses.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Surgery, Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, Wang ACC 460, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Matthew M. Hutter MD, MPH

  2. General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, GRB -425, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Hugh G. Auchincloss MD, MPH

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, USA

    Ninh T. Nguyen

  2. Scottsdale Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA

    Robin P. Blackstone

  3. Section of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive (BMI) Surgery, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA

    John M. Morton

  4. Bariatric Surgery, Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, Georgia, USA

    Jaime Ponce

  5. Professor of Surgery and Chairman Department of General Surgery Director, The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute Cleveland Clinic, Weston, Florida, USA

    Raul J. Rosenthal

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Hutter, M.M., Auchincloss, H.G. (2015). Understanding Bariatric Research. In: Nguyen, N., Blackstone, R., Morton, J., Ponce, J., Rosenthal, R. (eds) The ASMBS Textbook of Bariatric Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1206-3_12

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