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Journal articles
2019, 'Our data, our society, our health: A vision for inclusive and transparent health data science in the United Kingdom and beyond', Learning Health Systems, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/lrh2.10191
,2019, 'Trajectories of antipsychotic use before and during pregnancy and associated maternal and birth characteristics', Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53, pp. 000486741984776 - 000486741984776, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004867419847764
,2019, 'Identifying patients using antidepressants for the treatment of depression: A predictive algorithm for use in pharmaceutical and medical claims data', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 28, pp. 354 - 361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.4739
,2019, 'Prevalence and safety of acamprosate use in pregnant alcohol-dependent women in New South Wales, Australia', Addiction, 114, pp. 206 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.14429
,2018, 'Maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with the use of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers for chronic hypertension in early pregnancy', Pregnancy Hypertension, 14, pp. 156 - 161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.preghy.2018.09.010
,2018, 'Algorithm for resolving discrepancies between claims for smoking cessation pharmacotherapies during pregnancy and smoking status in delivery records: The impact on estimates of utilisation', PLoS ONE, 13, pp. e0202999, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202999
,2018, 'Multimorbidity among Aboriginal people in New South Wales contributes significantly to their higher mortality', Medical Journal of Australia, 209, pp. 19 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja17.00878
,2018, 'Renin-angiotensin system blockers in early pregnancy among women with chronic hypertension: Getting to the heart of the risk-benefit equation', International Journal of Epidemiology, 47, pp. 683 - 686, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyy066
,2018, 'Emergency Department Attendance after Telephone Triage: A Population-Based Data Linkage Study', Health Services Research, 53, pp. 1137 - 1162, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.12692
,2017, 'Tobacco policy reform and population-wide antismoking activities in Australia: the impact on smoking during pregnancy.', Tob Control, 27, pp. 552 - 559, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053715
,2017, 'Compliance with telephone triage advice among adults aged 45 years and older: An Australian data linkage study', BMC Health Services Research, 17, pp. 512, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2458-y
,2017, 'Data cleaning and management protocols for linked perinatal research data: A good practice example from the Smoking MUMS (Maternal Use of Medications and Safety) Study', BMC Medical Research Methodology, 17, pp. 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-017-0385-6
,2017, 'The feasibility of embedding data collection into the routine service delivery of a multi-component program for high-risk young people', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, pp. 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14020208
,2017, 'The quality and effectiveness of interventions that target multiple risk factors among young people: a systematic review', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 41, pp. 54 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12573
,2017, 'Access to subsidized smoking cessation medications by australian smokers aged 45 years and older: A population-based cohort study', Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 19, pp. 342 - 350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntw202
,2016, 'Questions about the validity of the binge or heavy drinking criterion have implications for more than just treatment evaluation', Addiction (Abingdon, England), 111, pp. 1731 - 1732, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.13294
,2016, 'Variation in the use of primary care services for diabetes management according to country of birth and geography among older Australians', Primary Care Diabetes, 10, pp. 66 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2015.07.001
,2015, 'Randomized Controlled Trial of Mailed Personalized Feedback for Risky Drinkers in the Emergency Department: The Impact on Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol-Related Injuries, and Repeat Emergency Department Presentations', Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 39, pp. 1260 - 1266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.12760
,2014, 'Change in smoking status during two consecutive pregnancies: A population-based cohort study', BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 121, pp. 1611 - 1620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.12769
,2014, 'Risk adjustment for smoking identified through tobacco use diagnoses in hospital data: A validation study', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e95029, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0095029
,2014, 'Linking birth records to hospital admission records enhances the identification of women who smoke during pregnancy', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 38, pp. 258 - 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12213
,2014, 'The Effectiveness of Community Action in Reducing Risky Alcohol Consumption and Harm: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial', PLoS Medicine, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001617
,2013, 'The Smoking MUMS (Maternal Use of Medications and Safety) study: Protocol for a population-based cohort study using linked administrative data', BMJ Open, 3, pp. e003692, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003692
,2012, 'Prevalence and characteristics of alcohol-related presentations to emergency departments in rural Australia', Emergency Medicine Journal, 28, pp. 290 - 295, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2010.091561
,2012, 'Prevalence and characteristics of patients with risky alcohol consumption presenting to emergency departments in rural Australia', Emergency Medicine Australasia, 24, pp. 266 - 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-6723.2012.01537.x
,2012, 'Randomized controlled trial of mailed personalized feedback for problem drinkers in the emergency department: the short term impact', Alcoholism : Clinical and Experimental Research, 36, pp. 523 - 531, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01632.x/full
,2012, 'The association between moral disengagement, psychological distress, resistive self-regulatory efficacy and alcohol and cannabis use among adolescents in Sydney, Australia', Addiction Research and Theory, 20, pp. 261 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/16066359.2011.614976
,2011, 'A systematic and methodological review of interventions for young people experiencing alcohol-related harm', Addiction, 106, pp. 1406 - 1418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03418.x/full
,2010, 'Benzodiazepine use among heroin users: Baseline use, current use and clinical outcome', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 250 - 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00101.x
,2009, 'A systematic review of work-place intervention for alcohol-related problems', Addiction, 104, pp. 365 - 377
,2009, 'Patterns of major depression and drug-related problems amongst heroin users across 36 months', Psychiatry Research, 166, pp. 7 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2007.12.007
,2009, 'The ageing heroin user: career length, clinical profile and outcomes across 36 months', Drug and Alcohol Review, 28, pp. 243 - 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2008.00024.x
,2008, 'Injecting and noninjecting heroin administration: Transitions and treatment outcomes across 36 months', Journal of Drug Issues, 38, pp. 543 - 557
,2008, 'Systematic review and meta-analyses of strategies targeting alcohol problems in emergency departments: interventions reduce alcohol-related injuries', Addiction, 103, pp. 368 - 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02072.x
,2008, 'The impact of treatment on 3 years` outcome for heroin dependence: findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', Addiction, 103, pp. 80 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02029.x
,2007, 'Borderline personality disorder and persistently elevated levels of risk in 36-month outcomes for the treatment of heroin dependence', Addiction, 102, pp. 1140 - 1146
,2007, 'Changes in the use of medical services and prescription drugs among heroin users over two years', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 153 - 159
,2007, 'Patterns and correlates of attempted suicide by heroin users over a 3-year peroid: Findings from the Australian treatment outcome study', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 87, pp. 146 - 152
,2007, 'Patterns of nonfatal heroin overdose over a 3-year period: Findings from the Australian treatment outcome study', Journal of Urban Health - Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 84, pp. 283 - 291
,2007, 'Patterns of sustained heroin abstinence amongst long-term, dependent heroin users: 36 months findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', Addictive Behaviors, 32, pp. 1897 - 1906
,2006, 'Depression among heroin users: 12-Month outcomes from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 30, pp. 355 - 362
,2006, 'Outcomes after detoxification for heroin dependence: findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS)', Drug and Alcohol Review, 25, pp. 241 - 247
,2006, 'Patterns and costs of treatment for heroin dependence over 12 months: findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 30, pp. 305 - 311
,2005, 'Depression among entrants to treatment for heroin dependence in the Australian Treatment Outcome Study (ATOS): prevalence, correlates and treatment seeking', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 78, pp. 309 - 315, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T63-4F7Y9C6-2/2/e2f9f5c715c44b158fddfa6b835f6a2e
,Conference Papers
2024, 'Asthma exacerbations and inhaled corticosteroid use in pregnancy and child asthma', in Paediatric respiratory epidemiology, European Respiratory Society, pp. PA4928 - PA4928, presented at ERS Congress 2024 abstracts, http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.pa4928
,2024, 'Does use of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies during pregnancy increase the risk of congenital malformations in infants: Findings from a multi-national study', Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, presented at Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 20 March 2024 - 23 March 2024
,2023, 'Prevalence of smoking cessation pharmacotherapy use during pregnancy: a multi-national population-based study', Sydney, presented at Centre of Research Excellence in Medicines Intelligence Symposium 2023, Sydney, 02 November 2023 - 03 November 2023
,2023, 'The risk of congenital malformations in infants exposed in the first trimester to smoking cessation pharmacotherapies: A multi-national cohort study', Sydney, presented at Centre of Research Excellence in Medicines Intelligence Symposium 2023, Sydney, 02 November 2023 - 03 November 2023
,2023, 'Utilisation of smoking cessation pharmacotherapies during pregnancy: a multi-national population-based study', Adelaide, South Australia, presented at APSAD Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs 2023, Adelaide, South Australia, 27 October 2023 - 30 October 2023
,2023, 'E-cigarette Use among Australian Women of Reproductive Age', in NDARC, presented at National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Annual Symposium, 26 October 2023
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