By Professor Lisa Maher

Journal articles

Page K; Morris MD; Hahn JA; Maher L; Prins M, 2013, 'Injection drug use and hepatitis C virus infection in young adult injectors: Using evidence to inform comprehensive prevention', Clinical Infectious Diseases, 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cit300

White B; Madden A; Hellard M; Kerr T; Prins M; Page K; Dore GJ; Maher L, 2013, 'Increased hepatitis C virus vaccine clinical trial literacy following a brief intervention among people who inject drugs', Drug and Alcohol Review, 32, pp. 419 - 425, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12000

Evans JL; Couture MC; Stein ES; Sansothy N; Maher L; Page K, 2013, 'Biomarker validation of recent unprotected sexual intercourse in a prospective study of young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 40, pp. 462 - 468, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318286db8a

Iversen J; Topp LJ; Wand HC; Maher L, 2013, 'Are people who inject performance and image-enhancing drugs an increasing population of Needle and Syringe Program attendees?', Drug and Alcohol Review, 32, pp. 205 - 207, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00499.x

Maher L; Mooney-Somers J; Phlong P; Couture MC; Kien SP; Stein ES; Bates A; Sansothy N; Page K, 2013, 'Condom negotiation across different relationship types by young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia', Global Public Health, 8, pp. 270 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2013.767930

Cameron B; Galbraith S; Li H; Lloyd A; HITS investigators , 2013, 'Correlates and characteristics of hepatitis C virus-specific T-cell immunity in exposed uninfected high-risk prison inmates', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 20, pp. e96 - e106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12016

Islam MM; Topp LJ; Iversen J; Day CA; Conigrave KM; Maher L, 2013, 'Healthcare utilisation and disclosure of injecting drug use among clients of Australia's needle and syringe programs', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37, pp. 148 - 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12032

Wand HC; Guy R; Wilson DP; Law MG; Maher L, 2013, 'High rates of late HIV diagnosis among people who inject drugs compared to men who have sex with men and heterosexual men and women in Australia', AIDS and Behavior, 17, pp. 235 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-0117-6

Walsh N; Maher L, 2013, 'HIV and HCV among people who inject drugs in Central Asia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.06.030

Small W; Lawlor J; Wood E; Shannon K; Kerr T; Maher L, 2013, 'Injection drug users' involvement in drug dealing in the downtown eastside of Vancouver: Social organization and systemic violence', International Journal of Drug Policy, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.03.006

Sugden PB; Pham TN; Ratnarajah S; Cameron B; Bull R; White PA; Michalak TI; Lloyd AR, 2013, 'Rare occurrence of occult hepatitis C virus in apparently uninfected injecting drug users: a two-centre, masked, case-control study', J Viral Hepat, 20, pp. 725 - 728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12098

Dray A; Perez P; Moore DD; Dietze P; Bammer G; Jenkinson R; Siokou C; Green RL; Hudson SL; Maher L, 2012, 'Are drug detection dogs and mass-media campaigns likely to be effective policy responses to psychostimulant use and related harm? Results from an agent-based simulation model', International Journal of Drug Policy, 23, pp. 148 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.05.018

Couture MC; Page K; Stein ES; Sansothy N; Sichan K; Kaldor JM; Evans J; Maher L; Palefsky J, 2012, 'Cervical human papillomavirus infection among young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: prevalence, genotypes, risk factors and association with HIV infection.', BMC Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 166

Couture MC; Evans J; Sothy NS; Stein ES; Sichan K; Maher L; Page K, 2012, 'Correlates of amphetamine-type stimulant use and associations with HIV-related risks among young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 120, pp. 119 - 126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.07.005

Deacon RM; Topp L; Wand HC; Day C; Rodgers C; Haber P; van Beek I; Maher L, 2012, 'Correlates of susceptibility to hepatitis b among people who inject drugs in Sydney, Australia', Journal of Urban Health - Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 89, pp. 769 - 778, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-012-9680-z

Wand HC; Iversen J; Wilson DP; Topp LJ; Maher LS, 2012, 'Developing and validating a scoring tool for identifying people who inject drugs at increased risk of hepatitis C virus infection', BMJ Open, 2, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000387

Wand HC; Falster K; Wilson DP; Law MG; Maher L, 2012, 'Disproportionate impact of combination antiretroviral therapy on AIDS incidence in Australia: Results from a modified back-projection model', AIDS and Behavior, 16, pp. 360 - 367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9969-z

Currie B; Iversen J; Mahar L, 2012, 'Drug injection trends among participants in the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey, 2007-2011', Drug trends bulletin, October Supplement, pp. 1 - 4, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/resource/drug-injection-trends-among-participants-australian-needle-and-syringe-program-survey-2007

Kwon J; Anderson JS; Kerr CC; Thein H; Zhang L; Iversen J; Dore GJ; Kaldor JM; Law MG; Maher L; Wilson DP; Han A, 2012, 'Estimating the cost-effectiveness of needle-syringe programs in Australia.', AIDS, 26, pp. 2201 - 2210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283578b5d

Grebely J; Prins M; Hellard M; Cox AL; Osburn WO; Lauer G; Page K; Lloyd AR; Dore GJ; Maher L, 2012, 'Hepatitis C virus clearance, reinfection, and persistence, with insights from studies of injecting drug users: towards a vaccine', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 408 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(12)70010-5

Maher L; Wand HC, 2012, 'Hepatitis C virus transmission in people who inject drugs: Swabs may not be the main culprit', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 205, pp. 1892 - 1892, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jis286

Walsh N; Maher L, 2012, 'HIV and viral hepatitis C coinfection in people who inject drugs: Implications of new direct acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus treatment.', Current opinion in HIV & AIDS, 7, pp. 339 - 344, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/COH.0b013e328354131e

Iversen J; Topp LJ; Wand HC; Maher L, 2012, 'Individual-level syringe coverage among Needle and Syringe Program attendees in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 122, pp. 195 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.09.030

Maher L; Walsh N, 2012, 'Injecting drug use and HIV', Current opinion in HIV & AIDS, 7, pp. 317 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/COH.0b013e3283541f3f

Park J; White BA; Bates A; Liao L; Maher L; Enriquez J, 2012, 'Motivators and barriers influencing willingness to participate in candidate HCV vaccine trials: Perspectives of people who inject drugs', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 123, pp. 35 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.10.009

Olsen A; Banwell C; Dance PR; Maher L, 2012, 'Positive health beliefs and behaviours in the midst of difficult lives: Women who inject drugs.', International Journal of Drug Policy, 23, pp. 312 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2012.01.003

Perez P; Dray A; Dietze P; Bammer G; Jenkinson R; Siokou C; Green RL; Hudson SL; Maher L, 2012, 'SimAmph: An agent-based simulation model for exploring the use of psychostimulants and related harm amongst young Australians', International Journal of Drug Policy, 23, pp. 62 - 71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.05.017

Harris MI; Treloar C; Maher L, 2012, 'Staying safe from hepatitis C: Engaging with multiple priorities.', Qualitative Health Research, 22, pp. 31 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732311420579

Maher L, 2012, 'Tackling hepatitis C in Australia: the third national strategy.', Lancet Infectious Diseases, 12, pp. 172 - 173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70355-3

Kab V; Evans J; Sansothy N; Stein ES; Claude-couture M; Maher L; Page K, 2012, 'Testing for amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) use to ascertain validity of self-reported ATS use among young female sex workers in Cambodia.', Addiction Science and Clinical Practice, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-7-11

Vickerman P; Grebely J; Dore GJ; Sacks-davis R; Page K; Thomas DL; Osburn WO; Cox AL; Aitken CL; Hickman M; Hellard M; Maher L, 2012, 'The more you look, the more you find: Effects of hepatitis C virus testing interval on reinfection incidence and clearance and implications for future vaccine study design', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 205, pp. 1342 - 1350, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jis213

Dung TC; HiEn N; Nga PT; Dinh PN; Seale H; MacIntyre CR; Maher L; Phuong N; Dwyer D, 2012, 'Use of cloth masks among healthcare workers in hospitals in Hanoi', Vietnamese Journal of Preventive Medicine, 22, pp. 104 - 110

Olsen A, 2012, 'Young Indigenous Australian’s sexually transmitted infection prevention practices: A Community-based Participatory Research project', Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 22, pp. 519 - 532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/casp.1134

Topp L; Day C; Wand H; Deacon R; Van Beek I; Haber P; Shanahan M; Rodgers C; Maher L, 2011, 'A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT TO INCREASE HEPATITIS B VACCINATION UPTAKE AND COMPLETION AMONG PEOPLE WHO INJECT DRUGS IN AUSTRALIA', DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 30, pp. 86 - 87, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000297019700266&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Maher L; Phlong P; Mooney-Somers J; Keo S; Stein E; Couture MC; Page K, 2011, 'Amphetamine-type stimulant use and HIV/STI risk behaviour among young female sex workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 22, pp. 203 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.01.003

Jauncey ME; Van Beek IA; Salmon AM; Maher L, 2011, 'Bipartisan support for Australia’s supervised injecting facility: a decade in the making.', Medical Journal of Australia, 195, pp. 264, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja11.10815

Topp L; Day CA; Iversen J; Wand H; Maher L, 2011, 'Fifteen years of HIV surveillance among people who inject drugs: the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey 1995-2009', AIDS, 25, pp. 835 - 842, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834412cc

Ward J; Topp L; Iversen J; Wand H; Akre SP; Kaldor JM; Maher L, 2011, 'Higher HCV antibody prevalence among Indigenous clients of needle and syringe programs', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35, pp. 421 - 426, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00743.x

Deacon RM; Wand H; Stelzer-Braid S; Treloar C; Maher L, 2011, 'Improving surveillance for acute hepatitis C', Communicable Diseases Intelligence Quarterly Report, 35, pp. 16 - 20, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=057496644726691;res=IELHEA

Mooney-Somers J; Olsen A; Erick W; Scott R; Akee A; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2011, 'Learning from the past: Young Indigenous people's accounts of bloodborne viral and sexually transmitted infections as resilience narratives', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 13, pp. 173 - 186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2010.520742

Maher L; Mooney-Somers J; Phlong P; Couture MC; Stein E; Evans J; Cockroft M; Sansothy N; Nemoto T; Page K, 2011, 'Selling sex in unsafe spaces: sex work risk environments in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.', Harm Reduction Journal, 8, pp. 30, http://harmreductionjournal.com/content/8/1/30

Couture MC; Sansothy N; Sapphon V; Phal S; Sichan K; Stein E; Evans J; Maher L; Kaldor J; Vun MC; Page K, 2011, 'Young women engaged in sex work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, have high incidence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections, and amphetamine-type stimulant use: New challenges to HIV prevention and risk', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 38, pp. 33 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182000e47

Wodak A; Maher L, 2010, 'The effectiveness of harm reduction in preventing HIV among injecting drug users.', New South Wales public health bulletin, 21, pp. 69 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb10007

Treloar C; Newland J; Harris M; Deacon R; Maher L, 2010, 'A diagnosis of hepatitis C: Insights from a study on patient’s experiences.', Australian Family Physician, 39, pp. 589 - 592, http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/201008/201008treloar.pdf

Maher L; White B; Hellard M; Madden A; Prins M; Kerr T; Page K, 2010, 'Candidate hepatitis C vaccine trials and people who inject drugs: Challenges and opportunities', Vaccine, 28, pp. 7273 - 7278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.08.085

Treloar C; Byron P; Mccann P; Maher L, 2010, 'Fitness for duty: social, organisational and structural influences on the design and conduct of candidate hepatitis C vaccine trials involving people who inject drugs', Vaccine, 28, pp. 5228 - 5236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.05.064

Iversen J; Wand H; Gonnermann A; Maher L, 2010, 'Gender differences in hepatitis C antibody prevalence and risk behaviours amongst people who inject drugs in Australia 1998-2008', International Journal of Drug Policy, 21, pp. 471 - 476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.04.004

Day C; White B; Dore G; Van Beek I; Rodgers C; Cunningham P; Wodak A; Maher L, 2010, 'Hepatitis B virus among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia: Prevalence, vaccination and knowledge of status', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 108, pp. 134 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.11.013

Bryant J; Topp L; Hopwood MN; Iversen J; Treloar C; Maher L, 2010, 'Is point of access to needles and syringes related to needle sharing? Comparing data collected from pharmacies and needle and syringe programs in south east Sydney', Drug and Alcohol Review, 29, pp. 364 - 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00154.x

Topp L; Hudson S; Maher L, 2010, 'Mental health symptoms among street-based psychostimulant injectors in Sydney's Kings Cross', Substance Use and Misuse, 45, pp. 1180 - 1200, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/10826080903443586

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