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Journal articles
2020, 'Health service provision for disease control among prisoners: a conceptual note', Journal of Health Research, 34, pp. 353 - 358, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JHR-04-2019-0068
,2020, 'Prisoners should not be left behind in HCV research and policies', Harm Reduction Journal, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-020-00379-y
,2020, 'The Mortality after Release from Incarceration Consortium (MARIC): Protocol for a multi-national, individual participant data meta-analysis.', International Journal of Population Data Science, 5, pp. 1145, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1145
,2020, 'Availability, Accessibility, and Coverage of Needle and Syringe Programs in Prisons in the European Union', Epidemiologic Reviews, 42, pp. 19 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/epirev/mxaa003
,2020, 'Global prison health care governance and health equity: A critical lack of evidence', American Journal of Public Health, 110, pp. 303 - 308, http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2019.305465
,2019, 'National and sub-national HIV/AIDS-related mortality in Iran, 1990–2015: a population-based modeling study', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 30, pp. 1362 - 1372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462419869520
,2019, 'A Randomized Controlled Trial of Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Regular Methamphetamine Use in Methadone Treatment', Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 51, pp. 280 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2019.1578445
,2019, 'Estimating the number of people who inject drugs and syringe coverage in Australia, 2005–2016', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 197, pp. 108 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.11.033
,2019, 'Burden of injury along the development spectrum: Associations between the Socio-demographic Index and disability-adjusted life year estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017', Injury Prevention, 26, pp. injuryprev-2019-043296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043296
,2018, 'Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017', The Lancet, 392, pp. 1684 - 1735, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31891-9
,2018, 'Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017', The Lancet, 392, pp. 1995 - 2051, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32278-5
,2018, 'Brief intervention on Smoking, Nutrition, Alcohol and Physical (SNAP) inactivity for smoking relapse prevention after release from smoke-free prisons: A study protocol for a multicentre, investigator-blinded, randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 8, pp. e021326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021326
,2018, 'Veiled truths: Iranian women and risky sexual behavior in the context of substance use', Journal of Reproduction and Infertility, 19, pp. 237 - 246
,2018, 'LiMA: A study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial of lisdexamfetamine for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence', BMJ Open, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020723
,2018, 'Measuring performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index for 195 countries and territories and selected subnational locations: A systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016', The Lancet, 391, pp. 2236 - 2271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30994-2
,2018, 'Dynamic Models of Infectious Disease Transmission in Prisons and the General Population', Epidemiologic Reviews, 40, pp. 40 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/epirev/mxx014
,2018, 'HIV and Viral Hepatitis among Imprisoned Key Populations', Epidemiologic Reviews, 40, pp. 12 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/epirev/mxy003
,2018, 'Prevalence of Drug Injection, Sexual Activity, Tattooing, and Piercing among Prison Inmates', Epidemiologic Reviews, 40, pp. 58 - 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/epirev/mxy002
,2018, 'Smoking in Correctional Settings Worldwide: Prevalence, Bans, and Interventions', Epidemiologic Reviews, 40, pp. 82 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/epirev/mxy005
,2018, 'A managed alcohol program in Sydney, Australia: Acceptability, cost-savings and non-beverage alcohol use', Drug and Alcohol Review, 37, pp. S184 - S194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12702
,2018, 'Longitudinal injecting risk behaviours among people with a history of injecting drug use in an Australian prison setting: The HITS-p study', International Journal of Drug Policy, 54, pp. 18 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2017.12.013
,2018, 'Age-Specific Global Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, and Tuberculosis Among Incarcerated People: A Systematic Review', Journal of Adolescent Health, 62, pp. S18 - S26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.09.030
,2018, 'Methamphetamine dependence in methadone treatment services in Iran: the first literature review of a new health concern', Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 31, pp. 49 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2018.01.001
,2018, 'Characteristics of Iranian female methadone patients with regular methamphetamine use', Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.26719/emhj.19.004
,2017, 'Determinants of consistent condom use among Iranians living with HIV/AIDS: Implication for prevention', International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.63237
,2017, 'Ongoing incident hepatitis C virus infection among people with a history of injecting drug use in an Australian prison setting, 2005-2014: The HITS-p study', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 24, pp. 733 - 741, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12701
,2017, 'Trends in cancer incidence and survival for indigenous and non-indigenous people in the Northern Territory', Medical Journal of Australia, 207, pp. 46 - 46.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja16.01390
,2017, 'Opioid Use among Women on a Stable Methadone Dose', Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ijpbs.9867
,2017, 'A qualitative study of reasons for seeking and ceasing opioid substitution treatment in prisons in New South Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 36, pp. 305 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12442
,2017, 'Monitoring quality and coverage of harm reduction services for people who use drugs: A consensus study', Harm Reduction Journal, 14, pp. 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12954-017-0141-6
,2017, 'Methamphetamine use disorder untreated among women in methadone treatment in Iran', Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ijpbs.7861
,2017, 'Public health alternatives to incarceration for drug offenders', Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 23, pp. 222 - 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.26719/2017.23.3.222
,2017, 'Therapeutic community program for opioid-dependent treatment seekers', Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/ijpbs.9892
,2016, 'Hepatitis C-specific effector and regulatory CD4 T-cell responses are associated with the outcomes of primary infection', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 23, pp. 985 - 993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12576
,2016, 'Methamphetamine Use Disorder Untreated among Women in Methadone Treatment in Iran', Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, In Press, http://dx.doi.org/10.17795/ijpbs-7861
,2016, 'Monitoring a Prison Opioid Treatment Program Over a Period of Change to Clinical Governance Arrangements, 2007–2013', Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 70, pp. 58 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2016.08.001
,2016, 'HIV, prisoners, and human rights', The Lancet, 388, pp. 1202 - 1214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30663-8
,2016, 'The perfect storm: incarceration and the high-risk environment perpetuating transmission of HIV, hepatitis C virus, and tuberculosis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia', The Lancet, 388, pp. 1228 - 1248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30856-X
,2016, 'Global burden of HIV, viral hepatitis, and tuberculosis in prisoners and detainees', The Lancet, 388, pp. 1089 - 1102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30466-4
,2016, 'Prevention of transmission of HIV, hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and tuberculosis in prisoners', The Lancet, 388, pp. 1115 - 1126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30769-3
,2016, 'Prisoners, prisons, and HIV: time for reform', LANCET, 388, pp. 1033 - 1035, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30829-7
,2016, 'HIV responses in arab states on the southern persian gulf border: The first review', Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 10, pp. e5392, http://dx.doi.org/10.17795/ijpbs-5392
,2016, 'Women-only drug treatment services and needs in Iran: the first review of current literature (vol 24, 3, 2016)', DARU-JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40199-016-0157-6
,2016, 'HIV prison', Lancet
,2016, 'Incident hepatitis c virus genotype distribution and multiple infection in australian prisons', Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 54, pp. 1855 - 1861, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00287-16
,2016, 'HIV infection is associated with higher levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and eotaxin among people with recent hepatitis C virus infection', BMC Infectious Diseases, 16, pp. 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1567-2
,2016, 'Natural killer cells in highly exposed hepatitis C-seronegative injecting drug users', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 23, pp. 464 - 472, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12511
,2016, 'Quality of life and social functioning during treatment of recent hepatitis C infection: A multi-centre prospective cohort', PLoS ONE, 11, pp. e0150655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150655
,2016, 'Opioid use, treatment and harm reduction services: The first report from the Persian Gulf region', Journal of Substance Use, 21, pp. 217 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/14659891.2014.966344
,2016, 'Views of Iranian prison staff towards needle-exchange program in prison', Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 23, pp. 113 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09687637.2016.1149147
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