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Peter Franks is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with an emphasis on Surgery, Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics including:

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
  • Lymphatic System and Diseases
  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

Franks has contributed to numerous publications, with recent papers including:

  • A Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Cyclical Topical Wound Oxygen (TWO2) Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers: The TWO2 Study, 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Cellulitis in chronic oedema of the lower leg: an international cross-sectional study, 2021, British Journal of Dermatology
  • Wounds in chronic leg oedema, 2021, International Wound Journal
  • Association Between Access to Specialists and History of Cellulitis Among Patients with Lymphedema: Secondary Analysis Using the National LIMPRINT Database, 2021, Lymphatic Research and Biology
  • Factors associated with cellulitis in lymphoedema of the arm - an international cross-sectional study (LIMPRINT), 2024, BMC Infectious Diseases

Their publications have appeared frequently in the following venues:

  • Lymphatic Research and Biology
  • British Journal of Dermatology
  • The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
  • Research Square
  • Diabetes Care

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter Franks include:

  • Christine Moffatt
  • Anthony Jerant
  • Ewa Anna Burian
  • Tonny Karlsmark
  • Vaughan Keeley

Best Publications

  • COLLABORATIVE OVERVIEW OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS OF ANTIPLATELET THERAPY .1. PREVENTION OF DEATH, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, AND STROKE BY PROLONGED ANTIPLATELET THERAPY IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF PATIENTS

    R Altman;L Carreras;R Diaz;E Figueroa

  • Inequality in quality : Addressing socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic disparities in health care

    Kevin Fiscella;Peter Franks;Marthe R. Gold;Carolyn M. Clancy

  • Measuring patient-centered communication in patient-physician consultations: theoretical and practical issues.

    Ronald M. Epstein;Peter Franks;Kevin Fiscella;Cleveland G. Shields

  • North Pacific Gyre Oscillation links ocean climate and ecosystem change

    E. Di Lorenzo;N. Schneider;K. M. Cobb;P. J. S. Franks

  • The Cost of Satisfaction: A National Study of Patient Satisfaction, Health Care Utilization, Expenditures, and Mortality

    Joshua J Fenton;Anthony F Jerant;Klea D Bertakis;Peter Franks

  • Disparities in Health Care by Race, Ethnicity, and Language Among the Insured:Findings From a National Sample

    Kevin Fiscella;Peter Franks;Mark P. Doescher;Barry G. Saver

  • Influence of Patients’ Requests for Direct-to-Consumer Advertised Antidepressants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Richard L Kravitz;Ronald M. Epstein;Mitchell D. Feldman;Carol E. Franz

  • Racial and ethnic disparities in perceptions of physician style and trust

    Mark P. Doescher;Barry G. Saver;Peter Franks;Kevin Fiscella

  • ARE SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION RISK FACTORS FOR HYPERTENSION : LONGITUDINAL EVIDENCE FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY I EPIDEMIOLOGIC FOLLOW-UP STUDY

    Bruce S. Jonas;Peter Franks;Deborah D. Ingram

  • Lymphoedema: an underestimated health problem

    Christine J. Moffatt;Peter J. Franks;Debra C. Doherty;A.F. Williams

  • Patient Trust: Is It Related to Patient-Centered Behavior of Primary Care Physicians?

    Kevin Fiscella;Sean Meldrum;Peter Franks;Cleveland G. Shields

  • Sociodemographics, self-rated health, and mortality in the US.

    Peter Franks;Marthe R Gold;Kevin Fiscella

  • The burden of chronic wounds in the UK.

    John Posnett;Peter J Franks

  • Patient-Centered Communication and Diagnostic Testing

    Ronald M. Epstein;Peter Franks;Cleveland G. Shields;Sean C. Meldrum

  • Poverty or income inequality as predictor of mortality: longitudinal cohort study

    Kevin Fiscella;Peter Franks

  • Randomized clinical trial comparing laparoscopic and open surgery for colorectal cancer within an enhanced recovery programme.

    PM King;Jane M Blazeby;P Ewings;PJ Franks

  • Health Insurance and Mortality: Evidence From a National Cohort

    Peter Franks;Carolyn M. Clancy;Marthe R. Gold;Marthe R. Gold

  • Gatekeeping revisited--protecting patients from overtreatment.

    Peter Franks;Carolyn M. Clancy;Paul A. Nutting

  • Community clinics for leg ulcers and impact on healing

    C. J. Moffatt;P. J. Franks;M. Oldroyd;N. Bosanquet

  • TOWARD CONSISTENCY IN COST-UTILITY ANALYSES: USING NATIONAL MEASURES TO CREATE CONDITION-SPECIFIC VALUES

    Marthe R. Gold;Peter Franks;Kristine I. McCoy;Dennis G. Fryback

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin Fiscella
Kevin Fiscella University of Rochester Medical Center
Richard L. Kravitz
Richard L. Kravitz University of California, Davis
Daniel J. Tancredi
Daniel J. Tancredi University of California, Davis
Ronald M. Epstein
Ronald M. Epstein University of Rochester Medical Center
Paul R. Duberstein
Paul R. Duberstein Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Roger M. Greenhalgh
Roger M. Greenhalgh Imperial College London
Cleveland G. Shields
Cleveland G. Shields Purdue University West Lafayette
Janet T. Powell
Janet T. Powell Imperial College London
Charles McCollum
Charles McCollum University of Manchester
Peter A. Muennig
Peter A. Muennig Columbia University

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