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Emeritus Professor Roger Francis

Emeritus Professor

Email: roger.francis@ncl.ac.uk

Publications

Porthouse J, Cockayne S, King C, Saxon L, Steele E, Aspray T, Baverstock M, Birks Y, Dumville J, Francis R, Iglesias C, Puffer S, Sutcliffe A, Watt I, Torgerson DJ. Randomised controlled trial of calcium and supplementation with cholecalciferol (vitamin D₃) for prevention of fractures in primary care. British Medical Journal 2005, 330(7498), 1003-1008.
Campbell IA, Douglas JG, Francis RM, Prescott RJ, Reid DM. Five year study of etidronate and/or calcium as prevention and treatment for osteoporosis and fractures in patients with asthma receiving long term oral and/or inhaled glucocorticoids. Thorax 2004, 59(9), 761-768.
Reed MR, Murray JRD, Abdy SE, Francis RM, McCaskie AW. The use of digital X-ray radiogrammetry and peripheral dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in patients attending fracture clinic after distal forearm fracture. Bone 2004, 34(4), 716-719.
Pearce MS, Birrell F, Francis RM, Rawlings DJ, Tuck SP, Parker L. Lifecourse study of bone health at age 49-51 years: The Newcastle thousand families cohort study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2005, 59(6), 475-480.
Tuck SP, Pearce MS, Rawlings DJ, Birrell FN, Parker L, Francis RM. Differences in bone mineral density and geometry in men and women: the Newcastle Thousand Families Study at 50 years old. British Journal of Radiology 2005, 78(930), 493-498.
F. H. Anderson, R. M. Francis, R. T. Peaston and H. J. Wastell. Androgen supplementation in eugonadal men with osteoporosis: Effects of six months' treatment on markers of bone formation and resorption. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 1997, 12, 472-478.
R. M. Francis, F. Harrington, E. Turner, S. S. Papiha and H. K. Datta. Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphism in men and its effect on bone density and calcium absorption. Clinical Endocrinology 1997, 46, 83-86.
Newton J, Francis R, Prince M, James O, Bassendine M, Rawlings D, Jones D. Osteoporosis in primary biliary cirrhosis revisited. Gut 2001, 49(2), 282-287.
Hanusch BC, Tuck SP, McNally RJ, Wu JJ, Prediger M, Walker J, Datta HK, Francis RM. Does regional loss of bone density explain low trauma distal forearm fractures in men (The Mr F study)?. Osteoporosis International 2017, 28(10), 2877-2886.
Hill TR, Granic A, Davies K, Collerton J, Martin-Ruiz C, Siervo M, Mathers JC, Adamson AJ, Francis RM, Pearce SH, Razvi S, Kirkwood TBL, Jagger C. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and its determinants in the very old: The Newcastle 85+ study. Osteoporosis International 2016, 27(3), 1199-1208.
Aspray TJ, Francis RM, McColl E, Chadwick T, Stamp E, Prentice A, Schoenmakers I. Vitamin D supplementation for 12 months in older people prevents bone loss and suppresses parathyroid hormone levels. In: 43rd Annual European Calcified Tissue Society Congress. 2016, Rome, Italy: ECTS.
McCloskey E, Kanis JA, Johansson H, Harvey N, Oden A, Cooper A, Cooper C, Francis RM, Reid DM, Marsh D, Selby P, Thompson F, Hewitt S, Compston J. FRAX-based assessment and intervention thresholds-an exploration of thresholds in women aged 50 years and older in the UK. Osteoporosis International 2015, 26(8), 2091-2099.
Duncan R, Francis RM, Jagger C, Kingston A, McCloskey E, Collerton J, Robinson L, Kirkwood TBL, Birrell F. Magnitude of fragility fracture risk in the very old – are we meeting their needs? The Newcastle 85+ Study. Osteoporosis International 2015, 26(1), 123-130.
Duncan R, Francis RM, Jagger C, Kingston A, McCloskey E, Collerton J, Robinson L, Kirkwood TBL, Birrell F. Magnitude of fragility fracture risk in the very old-are we meeting their needs? The Newcastle 85+Study. Osteoporosis International 2015, 26(1), 123-130.
Francis RM, Aspray TJ, Bowring CE, Fraser WD, Gittoes NJ, Javaid MK, Macdonald HM, Patel S, Selby PL, Tanna N. National Osteoporosis Society practical clinical guideline on vitamin D and bone health. Maturitas 2015, 80(2), 119-121.
Hanusch BC, Tuck SP, Datta HK, Hui AC, Francis RM. Bone Mineral Density in Men with Low-Trauma Forearm Fracture (The Mr F Study). In: Osteoporosis Conference 2014. 2014, Birmingham, UK: Springer.
Compston J, Bowring C, Cooper A, Cooper C, Davies C, Francis R, Kanis JA, Marsh D, McCloskey EV, Reid DM, Selby P, NOGG. Corrigendum to "Diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and older men in the UK: National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) update 2013 (vol 75, p.p 392-396, 2013). Maturitas 2014, 77(2), 195-195.
Scholes S, Panesar S, Shelton NJ, Francis RM, Mirza S, Mindell JS, Donaldson LJ. Epidemiology of lifetime fracture prevalence in England: a population study of adults aged 55 years and over. Age and Ageing 2014, 43(2), 234-240.
Hanusch BC, Tuck SP, Datta HK, Hui AC, Francis RM. Functional Outcome and Fracture Risk After Low-Trauma Forearm Fracture in Men (The Mr F Study). In: Osteoporosis Conference 2014. 2014, Birmingham, UK: Springer.
Aspray TJ, Bowring C, Fraser W, Gittoes N, Javaid MK, Macdonald H, Patel S, Selby P, Tanna N, Francis RM. National Osteoporosis Society Vitamin D Guideline Summary. Age and Ageing 2014, 43(5), 592-595.
Abraham AM, Pearce MS, Mann KD, Francis RM, Birrell F. Population prevalence of ultrasound features of osteoarthritis in the hand, knee and hip at age 63 years: the Newcastle thousand families birth cohort. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2014, 15, 162.
Burch J, Rice S, Yang H, Neilson A, Stirk L, Francis R, Holloway P, Selby P, Craig D. Systematic review of the use of bone turnover markers for monitoring the response to osteoporosis treatment: the secondary prevention of fractures, and primary prevention of fractures in high-risk groups. Health Technology Assessment 2014, 18(11), 1-206.
Compston J, Bowring C, Cooper A, Cooper C, Davies C, Francis R, Kanis JA, Marsh D, McCloskey EV, Reid DM, Selby P, Natl Osteoporosis Guideline Grp. Diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and older men in the UK: National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) update 2013. Maturitas 2013, 75(4), 392-396.
Kaufman JM, Audran M, Bianchi G, Braga V, Diaz-Curiel M, Francis RM, Goemaere S, Josse R, Palacios S, Ringe JD, Felsenberg D, Boonen S. Efficacy and Safety of Strontium Ranelate in the Treatment of Osteoporosis in Men. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2013, 98(2), 592-601.
Compston J, Bowring C, Cooper A, Cooper C, Davies C, Francis R, Kanis JA, Marsh D, McCloskey EV, Reid DM, Selby P. Erratum to “Diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and older men in the UK: National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) update 2013” [Maturitas 75 (2013) 392–396]. Maturitas 2013, 76(4), 387-387.
Hanusch BC, Tuck SP, Francis RM. Male Osteoporosis Secondary causes. Osteologie 2013, 22(4), 260-266.
Hill TR, Aspray TA, Francis RM. Vitamin D and bone health outcomes in older age. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society 2013, 72(4), 372-380.
Schoenmakers I, Francis RM, McColl E, Chadwick T, Goldberg GR, Harle C, Yarnall A, Wilkinson J, Parker J, Prentice A, Aspray T. Vitamin D supplementation in older people (VDOP): Study protocol for a randomised controlled intervention trial with monthly oral dosing with 12,000 IU, 24,000 IU or 48,000 IU of vitamin D₃. Trials 2013, 14, 299.
Aspray TJ, Francis RM. What can we learn about vitamin D requirements from post-mortem data?. Osteoporosis International 2013, 24(5), 1769-1770.
Abraham A, Pearce MS, Mann KD, Francis RM, Birrell F. Breast is best. Lifecourse influences on the development of knee osteophytes: the Newcastle Thousand Families Study. In: Annual Meeting of the British Society for Rheumatology. 2012, Glasgow, UK: Oxford University Press.
Aspray TJ, Francis RM. Combined vitamin D and calcium supplementation may reduce fracture risk in institutionalised older people but has uncertain role in cancer prevention. Evidence-Based Medicine 2012, 17(6), 185-186.
Gregson B, Rowan E, Francis R, Mendelow AD. Do Traumatic and Spontaneous Intracerebral Haemorrhage Patients Differ - Evidence from Early Data of the STICH II and STITCH(Trauma) Trials?. In: International Brain Injury Association's Ninth World Congress on Brain Injury. 2012, Edinburgh, UK: Informa Healthcare.
Kaufman JM, Audran M, Bianchi G, Boonen S, Josse R, Francis RM, Goemaere S, Palacios S, Curiel MD, Ringe JD, Felsenberg D. Efficacy and safety of strontium ranelate in the treatment of male osteoporosis. In: IOF-ECCEO European Congress on Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis. 2012, Bordeaux, France: Springer.
Pearce MS, Mann KD, Relton CL, Francis RM, Steele JG, Craft AW, Parker L. How the Newcastle Thousand Families birth cohort study has contributed to the understanding of the impact of birth weight and early life socioeconomic position on disease in later life. Maturitas 2012, 72(1), 23-28.
Abraham A, Pearce MS, Mann KD, Francis RM, Birrell F. Lifecourse predictors of ultrasound features of hip osteoarthritis: the newcastle thousand families study. In: Annual Meeting of the British Society for Rheumatology. 2012, Glasgow, UK: Oxford University Press.
Avenell A, MacLennan GS, Jenkinson DJ, McPherson GC, McDonald AM, Pant PR, Grant AM, Campbell MK, Anderson FH, Cooper C, Francis RM, Gillespie WJ, Robinson CM, Torgerson DJ, Wallace WA, RECORD Trial Grp. Long-Term Follow-Up for Mortality and Cancer in a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Vitamin D-3 and/or Calcium (RECORD Trial). Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2012, 97(2), 614-622.
Aspray TJ, Francis RM. Treatment of osteoporosis in women intolerant of oral bisphosphonates. Maturitas 2012, 71(1), 76-78.
Aspray TJ, Francis RM. Treatment of osteoporosis in women intolerant of oral bisphosphonates. Maturitas 2012, 71(1), 76-78.
Abraham AM, Pearce MS, Mann KD, Francis RM, Birrell F. Ultrasound features of osteophytes and cartilage thickness at the knee are associated with pain and functional impairment: the Newcastle thousand families study. In: Annual Meeting of the British Society for Rheumatology. 2012, Glasgow, UK: Oxford University Press.
Abraham A, Mann KD, Pearce MS, Francis RM, Birrell F. Ultrasound features of osteophytes and cartilage thickness at the knee are associated with pain and functional impairment: The newcastle thousand families study. In: Annual European Congress of Rheumatology EULAR. 2012, Berlin, Germany: BMJ Publishing Group.
Rejnmark L, Avenell A, Masud T, Anderson F, Meyer HE, Sanders KM, Salovaara K, Cooper C, Smith HE, Jacobs ET, Torgerson D, Jackson RD, Manson JE, Brixen K, Mosekilde L, Robbins JA, Francis RM, Abrahamsen B. Vitamin D with Calcium Reduces Mortality: Patient Level Pooled Analysis of 70,528 Patients from Eight Major Vitamin D Trials. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2012, 97(8), 2670-2681.
Pearce M, Groom A, Relton C, Pollard T, Parker L, Francis R. Associations between sex hormones and bone mineral density and bone resorption in 50 year old men: The Newcastle thousand families study. In: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health: IEA World Congress of Epidemiology. 2011, Edinburgh, UK: BMJ Group.
Pearce MS, Groom A, Relton CL, Peaston RT, Pollard TM, Francis RM. Birth weight and early socio-economic disadvantage as predictors of sex hormones and sex hormone binding globulin in men at age 49–51 years. American Journal of Human Biology 2011, 23(2), 185-189.
Thornton J, Pye SR, O'Neill TW, Rawlings D, Francis RM, Symmons DPM, Ashcroft DM, Foster HE. Bone Health in Adult Men and Women with a History of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Journal of Rheumatology 2011, 38(8), 1689-1693.
Aspray TJ, Francis RM. Calcium and vitamin D supplementation and cardiovascular disease: quo vadis?. Maturitas 2011, 69(4), 285-286.
Abraham A, Mann KD, Pearce MS, Francis RM, Birrell F. Exclusive Breast Feeding in Infancy Has a Protective Effect on Development of Knee Osteophytes: The Newcastle Thousand Families Study. In: Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: 7th World Congress on Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 2011, Portland, Oregon, USA: Cambridge University Press.
Tuck SP, Rawlings DJ, Scane AC, Pande I, Summers GD, Woolfe A, Francis RM. Femoral neck shaft angles in men with fragility fractures. Journal of Osteoporosis 2011, article ID: 903726.
Aspray TJ, Francis RM. Here comes the sun: good news for bone health!. Age and Ageing 2011, 40(2), 146-147.
Jabbar S, Drury J, Fordham JN, Datta HK, Francis RM, Tuck SP. Osteoprotegerin, RANKL and bone turnover in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Journal of Clinical Pathology 2011, 64(4), 354-357.
Duncan R, Francis RM, Collerton J, Davies K, Jagger C, Kingston A, Kirkwood T, Robinson L, Birrell F. Prevalence of arthritis and joint pain in the oldest old - Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study. In: Age and Ageing: British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting. 2011, Liverpool: Oxford University Press.
Duncan R, Francis RM, Collerton J, Davies K, Jagger C, Kingston A, Kirkwood T, Robinson L, Birrell F. Prevalence of arthritis and joint pain in the oldest old: findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study. Age and Ageing 2011, 40(6), 752-755.
Abraham A, Pearce MS, Francis RM, Birrell F. Prevalence of ultrasound-defined hand, knee and hip osteoarthritis at age 63: Isolated hand and osteoarthritis is common and may predict knee and hip involvement. In: Rheumatology: Annual Meeting of the British Society for Rheumatology. 2011, Brighton, UK: Oxford University Press.
Abraham AM, Goff I, Pearce MS, Francis RM, Birrell F. Reliability and validity of ultrasound imaging of features of knee osteoarthritis in the community. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2011, 12(1), 70.
Abraham A, Pearce MS, Mann KD, Francis RM, Birrell F. SMART, THIN WOMEN WITH HIGHER VITAMIN D INTAKE AND TALL MEN WITH A HAPPY CHILDHOOD ARE PROTECTED FROM ULTRASOUND FEATURES OF HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS: THE NEWCASTLE THOUSAND FAMILIES STUDY. In: OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE. 2011, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND: ELSEVIER SCI LTD.
Wheater G, Hogan VE, Teng YKO, Tekstra J, Tuck SP, Lafeber FP, Huizinga TW, Bijlsma JW, Francis RM, Datta HK, van Laar J. Suppression of bone turnover by B-cell depletion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In: Annual Meeting of the British Society for Rheumatology. 2011, Brighton, UK: Rheumatology: Oxford University Press.
Wheater G, Hogan V, Teng Y, Tekstra J, Lafeber F, Huizinga T, Bijlsma J, Francis RM, Tuck S, Datta HK, vanLaar J. Suppression of bone turnover by B-cell depletion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoporosis International 2011, 22(12), 3067-3072.
Wheater G, Hogan VE, Teng YKO, Tekstra J, Lafeber FP, Bijlsma JWJ, Francis RM, Tuck SP, Datta HK, van Laar JM. Suppression of bone turnover by B-cell depletion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoporosis International 2011, 22(12), 3067-3072.
Renton J, King C, Loughney K, Francis RM. Prevalence and predictors of osteoporosis in women with forearm or humeral fractures. In: Osteoporosis Conference. 2010, Liverpool, UK: Osteoporosis International: Springer.
Wheater G, Hogan VE, Teng YKO, Tekstra J, Tuck SP, Lafeber FP, Huizinga TWJ, Bijlsma JWJ, Francis RM, Datta HK, van Laar JM. Suppression of bone turnover by B-cell depletion in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (Premier Poster-Award Candidate). In: Osteoporosis Conference. 2010, Liverpool, UK: Osteoporosis International: Springer.
Tuck SP, Scane AC, Francis RM, Diver M, Fraser WD, Fatayerji D, Eastell R. Sex steroids and bone turnover markers in men with symptomatic vertebral fractures. Bone 2008, 43(6), 999-1005.
Francis RM. The Vitamin D paradox. Rheumatology 2007, 46(12), 1749-1750.
Al-Oanzi ZH, Tuck SP, Raj N, Harrop JS, Summers GD, Cook DB, Francis RM, Datta HK. Assessment of vitamin D status in male osteoporosis. Clinical Chemistry 2006, 52(2), 248-254.
Newton JL, Jones DEJ, Wilton K, Pairman J, Parry SW, Francis RM. Calcaneal bone mineral density in older patients who have fallen. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine 2006, 99(4), 231-236.
Francis RM, Anderson FH, Patel S, Sahota O, Van Staa TP. Calcium and vitamin D in the prevention of osteoporotic fractures. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine 2006, 99(6), 355-363.
Francis RM. Calcium, vitamin D and involutional osteoporosis. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care 2006, 9(1), 13-17.
Aspray TJ, Francis RM. Fracture prevention in care home residents: Is vitamin D supplementation enough?. Age and Ageing 2006, 35(5), 455-456.
Aspray TJ, Stevenson P, Abdy SE, Rawlings DJ, Holland T, Francis RM. Low bone mineral density measurements in care home residents - a treatable cause of fractures. Age and Ageing 2006, 35(1), 37-41.
Bartram SA, Peaston RT, Rawlings DJ, Walshaw D, Francis RM, Thompson NP. Mutifactorial analysis of risk factors for reduced bone mineral density in patients with Crohn's disease. World Journal of Gastroenterology 2006, 12(35), 5680-5686.
Todhunter CE, Sutherland-Craggs A, Bartram S, Donaldson PT, Daly AK, Francis RM, Mansfield JC, Thompson NP. Influence of IL-6, COL1A1, and VDR gene polymorphisms on bone mineral density in Crohn's disease. Gut 2005, 54(11), 1579-1584.
Birrell F, Pearce MS, Francis RM, Parker L. Self-report overestimates true height loss: Implications for diagnosis of osteoporosis. Clinical Rheumatology 2005, 24(6), 590-592.
Francis RM, Baillie SP, Chuck AJ, Crook PR, Dunn N, Fordham JN, Kelly C, Rodgers A. Acute and long-term management of patients with vertebral fractures. QJM-An International Journal of Medicine 2004, 97(2), 63-74.
McCloskey E, Selby P, Davies M, Robinson J, Francis RM, Adams J, Kayan K, Beneton M, Jalava T, Pylkkanen L, Kenraali J, Aropu S, Kanis JA. Clodronate reduces vertebral fracture risk in women with postmenopausal or secondary osteoporosis – results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled 3-year study. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2004, 19(5), 728-736.
McCloskey E, Selby P, Davies M, Robinson J, Francis RM, Adams J, Beneton M, Charlesworth D, Rosnell J, Kanis J. Early offset of the action of clodronate after 3 years of treatment in osteoporosis. In: 10th Conference of the National Osteoporosis Society. 2004, Harrogate, England: Osteoporosis International: Springer.
Aspray TJ, Stevenson P, Abdy SE, Rawlings DJ, Holland TM, Francis RM. Low bone mineral density measurements in care home residents - a treatable cause of fractures. In: 10th Conference of the National Osteoporosis Society. 2004, Harrogate, England: Osteoporosis International: Springer.
Porthouse J, Cockayne S, King C, Saxon L, Steele E, Aspray T, Baverstock M, Dumville J, Francis RM, Iglesias C, Miles J, Puffer S, Sutcliffe A, Torgerson DJ, Watt I. Randomised controlled trial of calcium and vitamin D supplementation for fracture prevention in primary care. In: 10th Conference of the National Osteoporosis Society. 2004, Harrogate, England: Osteoporosis International: Springer.
Birks YF, Porthouse J, Addie C, Loughney K, Saxon L, Baverstock M, Francis RM, Reid DM, Watt I, Torgerson DJ. Randomized controlled trial of hip protectors among women living in the community. Osteoporosis International 2004, 15(9), 701-706.
Tuck SP, Al-oanzi ZH, Varanasi SS, Raj N, Summers GD, Datta HK, Francis RM. Vitamin D binding protein gene (TAAA) n-Alu element polymorphism and its association with bone density and osteoporosis in men. In: Rheumatology. 2004, Oxford University Press.
Newton JL, Kenny RA, Frearson R, Francis RM. A prospective evaluation of bone mineral density measurement in females who have fallen. Age and Ageing 2003, 32(5), 497-502.
Bartram SA, Peaston RT, Rawlings DJ, Francis RM, Thompson NP. A randomized controlled trial of calcium with vitamin D, alone or in combination with intravenous pamidronate, for the treatment of low bone mineral density associated with Crohn's disease. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2003, 18(11-12), 1121-1127.
Francis RM. Androgens in male osteoporosis. In: Osteoporosis International: 4th European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ECCEO). 2003, Nice, France: Springer.
Jalava T, Sarna S, Pylkkanen L, Mawer B, Kanis JA, Selby P, Davies M, Adams J, Francis RM, Robinson J, McCloskey E. Association between vertebral fracture and increased mortality in osteoporotic patients. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2003, 18(7), 1254-1260.
Francis RM, Tuck SP, Rawlings DJ, Pearce MS, Parker L. Bone mineral density and geometry in men and women: The Newcastle thousand families study at fifty years old. In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases: Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR). 2003, Lisbon, Portugal: BMJ Group.
Tuck SP, Pearce MS, Rawlings DJ, Parker L, Francis RM. Differences in bone mineral density in men and women: The Newcastle Thousand Families study at fifty years old. In: Osteoporosis International: 4th European Congress on Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ECCEO). 2003, Nice, France: Springer.
Bal S, McCloskey E, Selby P, Davies M, Robinson J, Francis RM, Adams J, Dey A, Ashford R, deTakats D, Beneton M, Charlesworth D, Rosnell J, Kanis J. Offset of the action of Clodronate (Bonefos (R)) after 3 years of treatment in women with osteoporosis. In: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research: 5th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. 2003, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Francis RM. Calcium and vitamin D in osteoporosis: Chairman's introduction to proceedings. Calcified Tissue International 2002, 70(2), 69.
Haigh C, Reaney L, Adams J, Davies M, Selby PL, Robinson J, Francis R, Dey A, Kanis JA, Bostock J, Horvath C, Kenrali J, Jalava T, McCloskey E. Digital X-ray radiogrammetry indices are sensitive to clodronate treatment in women with osteoporosis. In: Journal of Bone and Mineral Research: 24th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. 2002, San Antonio, Texas, USA: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
Allcroft LC, Varanasi SS, Dimopoulos D, Francis RM, Datta HK. Mutational and polymorphic analysis of the estradiol receptor-α gene in men with symptomatic vertebral fractures. Calcified Tissue International 2002, 71(5), 400-405.
Tuck SP, Francis RM. Osteoporosis. Postgraduate Medical Journal 2002, 78(923), 526-532.
Sutherland-Craggs A, Mansfield JC, Hudson M, Cuthbert A, Fisher S, Mathew C, Bartram S, Daly A, Francis R, Thompson NP. Osteoporosis in Crohn's disease is not determined by NOD2 genotype [abstract]. Gut 2002, 50(s2), A80 abstract no. 291.
Tuck SP, Scane AC, Francis RM, Diver M, Fraser WD, Fatayerji D, Eastell R. A case control study of sex steroids and bone turnover in men with symptomatic vertebral fractures. In: Bone: 1st Joint Meeting of the International Bone and Mineral Society and the European Calcified Tissue Society. 2001, Madrid, Spain: Elsevier Inc.
Bartram SA, Thompson NP, Francis RM. A randomised trial of intravenous pamidronate and calcium & vitamin D in the treatment of low bone mineral density associated with Crohn's disease. In: Bone: 1st Joint Meeting of the International Bone and Mineral Society and the European Calcified Tissue Society. 2001, Madrid, Spain: Elsevier Inc.
Bartram SA, Francis RM, Thompson NP. A randomised trial of intravenous pamidronate and calcium & vitamin D in the treatment of osteoporosis associated with Crohn's disease. In: 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association. 2001, Atlanta, GA: W.B. Saunders.
Francis RM. Androgen replacement in aging men. In: 1st International Conference on Osteoporosis in Men. 2001, Siena, Italy: Springer.
Francis RM. Clinical use of bisphosphonates in the UK. Journal of the British Menopause Society 2001, 7(2), 75-79.
Senanayake S, Francis RM. Distal forearm fracture - time for action?. Age and Ageing 2001, 30(3), 187-188.
Canavan R, Perros P, Cross IE, Francis RM. Dual Aetiology of hypogonadism: Kallmann's syndrome with 47XXY gonadal dysgenesis (Klinefelter's syndrome). In: Endocrine Abstracts. 2001, BioScientifica Ltd.
McCloskey E, Selby P, De Takats D, Bernard J, Davies M, Robinson J, Francis R, Adams J, Pande K, Beneton M, Jalava T, Loyttyniemi E, Kanis JA. Effects of clodronate on vertebral fracture risk in osteoporosis: a 1-year interim analysis. Bone 2001, 28(3), 310-315.
Francis RM. Falls and fractures. In: Age and Ageing: 1st United Kingdom National Conference on Falls and Postural Stability. 2001, London: Oxford University Press.
Pack ARC, Francis RM, Seymour RA, Thomson WM. Oral radiographic findings and skeletal bone mineral density (BMD) relationships. In: British Society for Dental Research & Irish Division: Joint Meeting. 2001, Belfast, UK: Sage Publications, Inc.
Pande I, Francis RM. Osteoporosis in men. Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology 2001, 15(3), 415-427.
Eastell R, Reid DM, Compston J, Cooper C, Fogelman I, Francis RM, Hay SM, Hosking DJ, Purdie DW, Ralston SH, Reeve J, Russell RGG, Stevenson JC. Secondary prevention of osteoporosis: when should a non-vertebral fracture be a trigger for action?. QJM 2001, 94(11), 575-597.
Bartram S, Foster H, Francis R. Bone mineral density and juvenile chronic arthritis: comment on the article by Zak et al. Arthritis and Rheumatism 2000, 43(3), 710-710.
Francis RM. Male osteoporosis. Rheumatology 2000, 39(10), 1055-1057.
Francis RM, Baillie SP, Chuck AJ, Crook PR, Daymond T, Dunn N, Fordham JN, Kelly C, Rodgers A. Management of osteoporosis in patients with hip fractures. QJM - Monthly Journal of the Association of Physicians 2000, 93(8), 501-506.
Francis RM, Baillie SP, Chuck AJ, Crook PR, Daymond T, Dunn N, Fordham JN, Kelly C, Rodgers A. Management of osteoporosis in patients with hip fractures. QJM-An International Journal of Medicine 2000, 93(8), 501-506.
McCloskey EV, Selby P, Davies M, Francis R, Robinson J, Kayan K, Beneton M, Jalava T, Pylkkanen L, Kenrali J, Kanis J. Oral clodronate significantly reduces fracture risk in women with postmenopausal or secondary osteoporosis. In: JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH. 2000.
Francis RM. Pathogenesis and management of osteoporosis in men. Current Opinion in Oncologic, Endocrine and Metabolic Investigational Drugs 2000, 2(2), 185-191.
Masud T, Francis RM. The increasing use of peripheral bone densitometry - Better at assessing fracture risk than diagnosing osteoporosis. British Medical Journal 2000, 321(7258), 396-398.
Francis RM, Abdy SE. The use of peripheral bone densitometry in patients attending a fracture clinic. In: JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH. 2000.
Kanan RM, Varanasi SS, Francis RM, Parker L, Datta HK. Vitamin D receptor gene start codon polymorphism (Fokl) and bone mineral density in healthy male subjects. Clinical Endocrinology 2000, 53(1), 93-98.
Scane AC, Francis RM, Sutcliffe AM, Francis MJD, Rawlings DJ, Chapple CL. Case-control study of the pathogenesis and sequelae of symptomatic vertebral fractures in men. Osteoporosis International 1999, 9(1), 91-97.
Varanasi SS, Francis RM, Berger CEM, Papiha SS, Datta HK. Mitochondrial DNA deletion associated oxidative stress and severe male osteoporosis. Osteoporosis International 1999, 10(2), 143-149.
Davie M, Davies M, Francis R, Fraser W, Hosking D, Tansley R. Paget's disease of bone: A review of 889 patients. In: 25th Anniversary Symposium of the National Association for the Relief of Pagets Disease. 1999, Oxford, UK: Elsevier Inc.
Aspray TJ, Francis RM, Tyrer SP, Quilliam SJ. Patients with learning disability in the community. British Medical Journal 1999, 318(7182), 476-477.
Ghura H.S., Francis R., Weddell A., Perry R., Perry E. and Fairbairn A. Oestrogen and sex hormone binding globulin concentrations in Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's Research 1997, 3, 191-194.
Ferrier, I.N., Leake, A., Taylor, G.A., McKeith, I.G., Fairbairn, A.F., Robinson, C.J., Francis, R.M., Edwardson, J.A. Reduced gastrointestinal absorption of calcium in dementia. Age and Ageing 1990, 19(6), 368-375.