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Journal articles

Cho YK; Mao L; Li C-S, 2008, 'Modulation of solitary taste neurons by electrical stimulation of the ventroposteromedial nucleus of the thalamus in the hamster', BRAIN RESEARCH, 1221, pp. 67 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2008.05.006

Mao L; Cho YK; Li C-S, 2008, 'Modulation of activity of gustatory neurons in the hamster parabrachial nuclei by electrical stimulation of the ventroposteromedial nucleus of the thalamus', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 294, pp. R1461 - R1473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00802.2007

Li C-S; Mao L; Cho YK, 2008, 'Taste-responsive neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract receive gustatory information from both sides of the tongue in the hamster', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 294, pp. R372 - R381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00791.2007

Mao L; Templeton DJ; Crawford J; Imrie JC; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Donovan BJ; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2008, 'Does circumcision make a difference to the sexual experience of gay men? Findings from the Health in Men (HIM) cohort.', Journal of Sexual Medicine, 5, pp. 2557 - 2561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00845.x

Saltman D; Newman CE; Mao L; Kippax SC; Kidd MR, 2008, 'Experiences in managing problematic crystal methamphetamine use and associated depression in gay men and HIV positive men: in-depth interviews with general practitioners in Sydney, Australia', BMC Family Practice, 9, pp. 45 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-9-45

Newman CE; Kippax SC; Mao L; Saltman D; Kidd MR, 2008, 'GPs understanding of how depression affects gay and HIV positive men', Australian Family Physician, 37, pp. 678 - 680, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=353287802859627;res=IELHEA

Korner H; Newman CE; Mao L; Kippax SC; Kidd M; Saltman D, 2008, 'It's really a myriad of different signals, not just the textbook: the complexities of diagnosing the depression of gay men and HIV-positive men in general practice', Mental Health in Family Medicine, 5, pp. 167 - 175, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2777571/

Mao L; Kippax SC; Newman CE; Andrews G; Rogers G; Saltman D; Kidd MR, 2008, 'Rates of depression among men attending high-HIV-caseload general practices in Australia', Mental Health in Family Medicine, 5, pp. 79 - 83, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2777565/

Templeton DJ; Mao L; Prestage G; Jin F; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2008, 'Self-report is a valid measure of circumcision status in homosexual men', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 84, pp. 187 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2007.029645

Mao L; Imrie J; Prestage G; Grulich A; Donovan B; Kaldor J; Kippax S, 2007, 'Does circumcision make a difference to the sexual experience of gay men? Findings from the health in men (HIM) cohort', SEXUAL HEALTH, 4, pp. 309 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SHv4n4Ab64

Jin F; Prestage G; Mao L; Kippax SC; Pell CM; Donovan BJ; Cunningham PH; Templeton DJ; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2007, 'Incidence and risk factors for urethral and anal gonorrhoea and chlamydia in homosexual men: implications for HIV prevention', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 83, pp. 113 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2006.021915

Prestage G; Mao L; Jin F; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2007, 'Sex work and risk behaviour among HIV-negative gay men', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 19, pp. 931 - 934

Mao L; Crawford J; Hospers H; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC; Hospers , 2006, '`Serosorting` in casual anal sex of HIV-negative gay men is noteworthy and is increasing in Sydney, Australia', AIDS, 20, pp. 1204 - 1206

Templeton DJ; Mao L; Prestage G; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2006, 'Demographic predictors of circumcision status in a community-based sample of homosexual men in Sydney, Australia', Sexual Health, 3, pp. 191 - 193

Mao L; Crawford J; Van De Ven PG; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2006, 'Differences between men who report frequent, occasional or no unprotected anal intercourse with casual partners among a cohort of HIV-seronegative gay men in Sydney, Australia', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 18, pp. 942 - 951

Abelson J; Rawstorne PR; Crawford J; Mao L; Prestage G; Kippax SC, 2006, 'HIV optimism does not explain increases in high-risk sexual behaviour among gay men of positive or negative HIV status in Sydney, Australia', AIDS, 20, pp. 1215 - 1216

Prestage G; Mao L; McGuigan D; Crawford J; Kippax SC; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2006, 'HIV risk and communication between regular partners in a cohort of HIV-negative gay men', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 18, pp. 166 - 172

Crawford J; Kippax SC; Mao L; Van De Ven PG; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM, 2006, 'Number of risk acts by relationship status and partner serostatus: Findings from the HIM Cohort of homosexually active men in Sydney, Australia', AIDS and Behavior, 10, pp. 325 - 331

Jin F; Prestage G; Mao L; Kippax SC; Pell CM; Donovan BJ; Templeton DJ; Taylor J; Mindel A; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2006, 'Transmission of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 in a prospective cohort of HIV negative gay men: The Health in Men Study', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 194, pp. 561 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/506455

Prestage G; Van De Ven PG; Mao L; Grulich AE; Kippax SC; Kaldor JM, 2005, 'Contexts for last occasions of unprotected anal intercourse amongHIV-negative gay men in Sydney: the Health in Men cohort', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 17, pp. 23 - 32

Prestage G; Mao L; Fogarty A; Van De Ven PG; Kippax SC; Crawford J; Rawstorne PR; Kaldor JM; Jin F; Grulich AE, 2005, 'How has the sexual behaviour of gay men changed since the onset of AIDS: 1986-2003', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 29, pp. 530 - 535

Van De Ven PG; Mao L; Fogarty A; Rawstorne PR; Crawford J; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2005, 'Undetectable viral load is associated with sexual risk taking in HIV serodiscordant gay couples in Sydney', AIDS, 19, pp. 179 - 184

Van De Ven PG; Mao L; Crawford J; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2005, 'Willingness to participate in HIV vaccine trials among HIV-negative gay men in Sydney, Australia', International Journal of STD and AIDS, 16, pp. 314 - 317

Van De Ven PG; Mao L; Prestage G, 2004, 'Gay Asian men in Sydney resist international trend: no change in rates of unprotected anal intercourse, 1999-2002', AIDS Education and Prevention, 16, pp. 1 - 12

Mao L; Van De Ven PG; McCormick JM, 2004, 'Individualist-collectivism, self-efficacy and other factors associated with risk-taking among gay Asian and Caucasian men.', AIDS Education and Prevention, 16, pp. 55 - 67

Mao L; McCormick JM; Van De Ven PG, 2002, 'Ethnic and gay identification: gay Asian men dealing with sexuality', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 4, pp. 419 - 430

Conference Papers

Wong H; Jin D; Wang P; Sun Y; Mao L; Ogilvie E; Zhang Y; Newman C; Vujcich D; O'Connor CC; Vaughan C; Carter A, 2021, 'FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF USING VIDEOCONFERENCING FOCUS GROUPS IN SEXUAL HEALTH RESEARCH WITH CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE COMMUNITIES IN AUSTRALIA', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. XIX - XIX, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28176

Wong H; Wang P; Sun Y; Newman C; Mao L; Jin D; Ogilvie E; Zhang Y; Vujcich D; O'Connor CC; Vaughan C; Carter A, 2021, 'LOST IN TRANSLATION: PREVENTING THE MEANINGS OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FROM BEING LOST DURING THE TRANSLATION OF NATIONAL SURVEYS', in SEXUAL HEALTH, CSIRO PUBLISHING, pp. XVII - XVII, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28172

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Riches R; Kerr S; Rule J; McAllister J; de Wit J; Carr A, 2017, 'Failure of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Australian adults is mainly due to ART toxicity', in Antiviral Therapy, International Medical Press, Milan, Italy, presented at The 19th International Workshop on Co-morbidities and Adverse Drug Reaction in HIV, Milan, Italy, 23 October 2017 - 25 October 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27395

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Cysique LA; Rule J; Giles ML; Smith DE; McMahon J; Read TR; Ooi C; Tee BK; Bloch M; de Wit J; Carr A, 2017, 'Polypharmacy of concomitant medications in HIV-infected Australian adults is common, and associated with adverse effects', in Antiviral Therapy, International Medical Press, Milan, Italy, presented at The 19th International Workshop on Co-morbidities and Adverse Drug Reaction in HIV, Milan, Italy, 23 October 2017 - 25 October 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27403

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Richardson R; Kerr S; Rule J; McAllister J; de Wit J; Carr A, 2017, 'Socioeconomic and psychosocial factors are associated with suboptimal outcomes in HIV-infected adults: a case-control analysis', in Antiviral Therapy, International Medical Press, Milan, Italy, presented at The 19th International Workshop on Co-morbidities and Adverse Drug Reaction in HIV, Milan, Italy, 23 October 2017 - 25 October 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27399

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Kerr S; Gates T; Maynard A; Cysique LA; McAllister J; de Wit J; Carr A, 2016, 'Concomitant medication use in ART-experienced Australian adults: data from the PAART study', in Antiviral Therapy, International Medical Press, New York City, USA, presented at The 18th International Workshop on Co-morbidities and Adverse Drug Reactions in HIV, New York City, USA, 12 September 2016 - 13 September 2016

De Wit JB; Mao L; Adam P; Cogle A; Slavin S; Post J; Wright E; Kidd M, 2016, 'Using theory to increase understanding of the non-initiation of subsidized HIV-treatment: the interplay of motivational and volitional processes', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, pp. 662 - 662, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000413720405028&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Posters

Chan C; Holt M; King J; Broady T; Smith AKJ; MacGibbon J; Mao L; Wilcock B; Bavinton B, 2024, 'Accounting for biomedical HIV prevention in measuring HIV risk: an analysis of national HIV diagnoses and behavioural surveillance among men who have sex with men in Australia 2012-2022', Sydney, Australia, presented at Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference 2024, Sydney, Australia, 16 September 2024 - 18 September 2024

Chan C; Holt M; King J; Broady T; Smith AKJ; MacGibbon J; Mao L; Wilcock B; Bavinton B, 2024, 'Moving beyond condomless sex as an indicator of HIV risk: an analysis of national HIV diagnoses and behavioural surveillance among men who have sex with men in Australia 2012-2022', presented at Asia-Pacific AIDS and Coinfection Conference, 27 June 2024 - 29 June 2024

Holt M; Broady T; Chan C; MacGibbon J; Mao L; Rule J; Whatley P; Bavinton B, 2023, 'Increasing prevention coverage among Australian gay and bisexual men but elevated risk among younger and bisexual men: analysis of national behavioural surveillance data 2017-21', Brisbane, presented at IAS Conference on HIV Science, Brisbane, 23 July 2023 - 26 July 2023

Chan C; Holt M; MacGibbon J; Mao L; Rule J; Paytner H; Bavinton B, 2023, 'Gay and bisexual men not on PrEP in Australia are increasingly choosing sexual partners based on their partner’s PrEP use and viral load', Brisbane, presented at IAS Conference on HIV Science, Brisbane, 23 July 2023 - 26 July 2023

Aung HL; Gates TM; Mao L; Brew B; Siefried K; Carr A; Cysique L, 2022, 'Clinically significant cognitive decline is uncommon in virally suppressed HIV. However, there was a signal for abnormal aging and complex impact of psychosocial and socio-economic factors on longitudinal cognitive performance', Virtual, presented at Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Virtual, 14 February 2022 - 16 February 2022

Chan C; Broady T; Mao L; Prestage G; Holt M, 2021, 'Characteristics of gay and bisexual men who use event based PrEP dosing regimens using national Australian data 2019-2020', presented at International AIDS Society Conference 2021, 18 July 2021 - 21 July 2021

Holt M; Broady T; Bavinton B; Mao L; O'Donnell D; Cogle A; Prestage G, 2019, 'Rising PrEP use coincident with net increase in prevention coverage and range of risk reduction strategies used by Australian gay and bisexual men', Perth, presented at 2019 Joint Australasian Sexual Health and HIV Conference, Perth, 16 September 2019 - 19 September 2019, https://az659834.vo.msecnd.net/eventsairaueprod/production-ashm-public/eea175f5a894477ba9924d8aa1974a77

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Riches S; Kerr S; Rule J; de Wit J; Carr A, 2018, 'Failure of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in adults in Australia is mainly due to ART toxicity (an updated report with predictors of ART failure)', Sydney, Australia, presented at The Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference, Sydney, Australia, 24 September 2018 - 26 September 2018

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Riches S; Kerr S; Rule J; McAllister J; de Wit J; Carr A, 2018, 'Failure of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in adults in Australia is mainly due to ART toxicity (updated report with predictors of ART failure)', Amsterdam, the Netherlands, presented at 22nd International AIDS Conference, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 23 July 2018 - 27 July 2018

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Rule J; de Wit J; Carr A, 2018, 'Hospitalisations over a year follow-up in a cohort of adults living with HIV with sustained viral suppression in Australia', Amsterdam, the Netherlands, presented at 22nd International AIDS Conference, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 23 July 2018 - 27 July 2018

Cui J; Mao L; Newman CE, 2018, 'What is the relationship between recovery and empowerment? An account of social work practitioners working with people with mental health issues in Sydney and Hong Kong', Hong Kong, presented at Recovery-oriented Services and Policy Planning in Mental Health, Hong Kong, 11 January 2018 - 12 January 2018

Wong HH; Mao LM; Aggleton P, 2017, 'Calling for a transnational approach to promote the sexual health of gay migrant men living in Australia: Chinese migrants’ narratives', Ha Long, Vietnam., presented at the 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR), Ha Long, Vietnam., 27 November 2017 - 30 November 2017

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Richardson R; Kerr S; Rule J; McAllister J; Carr A, 2017, 'Socioeconomic and psychosocial factors are associated with suboptimal outcomes in HIV-infected adults: a case-control analysis', Canberra, Australia, presented at The Australasian HIV&AIDS Conference, Canberra, Australia, 06 November 2017 - 08 November 2017

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Riches S; Kerr S; Rule J; McAllister J; de Wit J; Carr A, 2017, 'Failure of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Australian adults is mainly due to ART toxicity', Milan, Italy, presented at The 16th European AIDS Conference, Milan, Italy, 25 October 2017 - 27 October 2017

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Cysique LA; Rule J; Giles ML; Smith DE; McMahon J; Read TR; Ooi C; Tee BK; Bloch M; de Wit J; Carr A, 2017, 'Polypharmacy of concomitant medications in HIV-infected Australian adults is common, and associated with adverse effects', Milan, Italy, presented at The 16th European AIDS Conference, Milan, Italy, 25 October 2017 - 27 October 2017

Siefried KJ; Mao L; Richardson R; Kerr S; Rule J; McAllister J; de Wit J; Carr A, 2017, 'Socioeconomic and psychosocial factors are associated with suboptimal outcomes in HIV-infected adults: a case-control analysis', Milan, Italy, presented at The 16th European AIDS Conference, Milan, Italy, 25 October 2017 - 27 October 2017

Cui J; Newman CE; MAO L, 2016, 'Understanding Empowerment in Mental Health Care through the Eyes of Social Workers in Sydney and Hong Kong', Sydney, presented at Bi-annual conference of the Social Work in Disability, Sydney, 24 November 2016 - 25 November 2016


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