By Professor Lisa Maher

Journal articles

Doab A; Topp L; Day CA; Dore GJ; Maher L, 2009, 'Clinical trial literacy among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia: A pilot study', Contemporary Clinical Trials, 30, pp. 431 - 435, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2009.04.002

Kwon JA; Iversen J; Maher L; Law MG; Wilson DP, 2009, 'The impact of needle and syringe programs on HIV and HCV transmissions in injecting drug users in Australia: A model-based analysis', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 51, pp. 462 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181a2539a

Razali K; Amin J; Dore GJ; Law MG, 2009, 'Modelling and calibration of the hepatitis C epidemic in Australia', Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 18, pp. 253 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0962280208094689

Salmon AM; Dwyer R; Jauncey M; van Beek I; Topp L; Maher L, 2009, 'Injecting-related injury and disease among clients of a supervised injecting facility', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 101, pp. 132 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.12.002

Rosenthal SL; Holmes W; Maher L, 2009, 'Australian men's experiences during a microbicide male tolerance study', AIDS Care Psychological and Socio Medical Aspects of AIDS HIV, 21, pp. 125 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540120802084958

Mooney-Somers J; Erick W; Scott R; Akee A; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2009, 'Enhancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people's resilience to blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections: Findings from a community-based participatory research project', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 20, pp. 195 - 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/he09195

Falster K; Kaldor JM; Maher L, 2009, 'Hepatitis C virus acquisition among injecting drug users: A cohort analysis of a national repeated cross-sectional survey of needle and syringe program attendees in Australia, 1995-2004', Journal of Urban Health, 86, pp. 106 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11524-008-9330-7

Coupland H; Day C; Levy MT; Maher L, 2009, 'Promoting equitable access to hepatitis C treatment for Indo-Chinese injecting drug users', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 20, pp. 234 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/he09234

Mooney-Somers J; Maher L, 2009, 'The Indigenous Resiliency Project: a worked example of community-based participatory research.', New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 20, pp. 112 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/nb09007

Iversen J; Shying K; Maher L, 2009, 'Drug injection trends among participants in the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey, 2004-2008', Drug Trends Bulletin, July, pp. 1 - 4, http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/NDARCWeb.nsf/resources/IDRS+Bulletin+April09.pdf/$file/IDRS+Bulletin+July09.pdf

Moore D; Dray A; Green R; Hudson S; Jenkinson R; Siokou C; Perez P; Bammer G; Maher L; Dietze P, 2009, 'Extending drug ethno-epidemiology using agent-based modelling', Addiction, 104, pp. 1991 - 1997, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02709.x

Higgs P; Yohannes K; Hellard M; Maher L, 2009, 'Factors influencing a self-limiting HIV outbreak among ethnic Vietnamese injecting drug users in Melbourne, Australia', Qualitative Health Research, 19, pp. 1690 - 1701, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732309352470

Higgs P; Yohannes K; Hellard M; Maher L, 2009, 'Factors influencing a self-limiting HIV outbreak among ethnic Vietnamese injecting drug users in Melbourne, Australia', Qualitative Health Research, 19, pp. 1690 - 1701, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732309352470

Higgs P; Dwyer R; Duong D; Thach M; Hellard M; Power R; Maher L, 2009, 'Heroin-gel capsule cocktails and groin injecting practices among ethnic Vietnamese in Melbourne, Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 20, pp. 340 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.05.001

Higgs P; Dwyer R; Duong D; Thach M; Hellard M; Power R; Maher L, 2009, 'Heroin-gel capsule cocktails and groin injecting practices among ethnic Vietnamese in Melbourne, Australia', International Journal of Drug Policy, 20, pp. 340 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.05.001

Salmon A; Van Beek I; Amin J; Grulich A; Maher L, 2009, 'High HIV testing and low HIV prevalence among injecting drug users attending the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 33, pp. 280 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00389.x

Maher L; Ho H, 2009, 'Overdose beliefs and management practices among ethnic Vietnamese heroin users in Sydney, Australia', Harm Reduction Journal, 6, pp. on-line, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7517-6-6

Topp L; Day C; Dore G; Maher L, 2009, 'Poor criterion validity of self-reported hepatitis B infection and vaccination status among injecting drug users: A review', Drug and Alcohol Review, 28, pp. 669 - 675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2009.00060.x

Dwyer R; Topp L; Maher L; Power R; Hellard M; Walsh N; Jauncey M; Conroy A; Lewis J; Aitken C, 2009, 'Prevalences and correlates of non-viral injecting-related injuries and diseases in a convenience sample of Australian injecting drug users', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 100, pp. 9 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.08.016

MAHER L; IVERSEN J, 2009, 'SYRINGE EXCHANGE IN THE UNITED STATES: DOING THE SIMPLE THINGS BETTER?', Addiction, 104, pp. 1448 - 1450, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02602.x

Gidding HF; Topp L; Middleton M; Robinson K; Hellard M; McCaughan G; Maher L; Kaldor JM; Dore GJ; Law MG, 2009, 'The epidemiology of hepatitis C in Australia: Notifications, treatment uptake and liver transplantations, 1997–2006', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 24, pp. 1648 - 1654, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05910.x

Higgs P; Jordens J; Maher L; Dunlop AJ, 2009, 'Vietnamese-Australian heroin users' perspectives on the role of the family in treatment', Drugs - Education Prevention and Policy, 16, pp. 409 - 421, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630802063623

Higgs P; Jordens J; Maher L; Dunlop A, 2009, 'Vietnamese-Australian heroin users’ perspectives on the role of the family in treatment', Drugs - Education Prevention and Policy, 16, pp. 409 - 421, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687630802063623

Topp L; Iversen J; Wand H; Day C; Kaldor J; Maher L, 2008, 'Representativeness of injecting drug users who participate in HIV surveillance: Results from Australia's needle and syringe program survey', Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 47, pp. 632 - 638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e31816a1d68

White B; Day C; Thein H; Doab A; Bates A; Holden J; Van Beek I; Maher L, 2008, 'Acceptability of hepatitis C virus testing methods among injecting drug users', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 666 - 670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230801956116

Holmes W; Maher L; Rosenthal S, 2008, 'Attitudes of men in an Australian male tolerance study towards microbicide use', Sexual Health, 5, pp. 273 - 278

Day C; Topp L; Iversen J; Maher L, 2008, 'Blood-borne virus prevalence and risk among steroid injectors: Results from the Australian Needle and Syringe Program Survey', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 559 - 561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230801956132

Ho H; Maher L, 2008, 'Co vay co tra (What goes around comes around): culture, risk and vulnerability to blood-borne viruses among ethnic Vietnamese injecting drug users', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 420 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230801914743

Day C; White B; Thein H; Doab A; Dore G; Bates A; Holden J; Maher L, 2008, 'Experience of hepatitis C testing among injecting drug users in Sydney, Australia', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 20, pp. 116 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540120701426524

Higgs P; Owada K; Hellard M; Power R; Maher L, 2008, 'Gender, culture and harm: an exploratory study of female heroin users in Vietnamese ethnicity', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 10, pp. 681 - 696

Higgs P; Owada K; Hellard M; Power R; Maher L, 2008, 'Gender, culture and harm: an exploratory study of female heroin users of Vietnamese ethnicity', Culture, Health and Sexuality, 10, pp. 681 - 695

Maher L, 2008, 'Hepatitis B vaccination and injecting drug use: Narrowing the efficacy-effectiveness gap', International Journal of Drug Policy, 19, pp. 425 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.12.010

Degenhardt J; Baker A; Maher L, 2008, 'Methamphetamine: geographic areas and populations at risk, and emerging evidence for effective interventions', Drug and Alcohol Review, 27, pp. 217 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230801956538

Topp L; Iversen J; Conroy A; Salmon A; Maher L, 2008, 'Prevalence and predictors of injecting-related injury and disease among clients of Australia`s needle and syringe programs', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32, pp. 34 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00163.x

Razali K; Thein HH; Bell J; Cooper-Stanbury M; Dolan K; Dore G; George J; Kaldor J; Karvelas M; Li J; Maher L; McGregor S; Hellard M; Poeder F; Quaine J; Stewart K; Tyrrell H; Weltman M; Westcott O; Wodak A; Law M, 2007, 'Modelling the hepatitis C virus epidemic in Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 91, pp. 228 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.05.026

Maher L; Coupland H; Musson R, 2007, 'Scaling up HIV treatment, care and support for injecting drug users in Vietnam', International Journal of Drug Policy, 18, pp. 296 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.12.006

Maher L; Li J; Jalaludin B; Chant KG; Kaldor JM, 2007, 'High hepatitis C incidence in new injecting drug users: A policy failure?', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 31, pp. 30 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00007.x

Salmon AM; Thein HH; Kimber J; Kaldor JM; Maher L, 2007, 'Five years on: What are the community perceptions of drug-related public amenity following the establishment of the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre?', International Journal of Drug Policy, 18, pp. 46 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.11.010

Mateu-Gelabert P; Treloar C; Calatayud VA; Sandoval M; Zurián JCV; Maher L; Rhodes T; Friedman SR, 2007, 'How can hepatitis C be prevented in the long term?', International Journal of Drug Policy, 18, pp. 338 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.06.001

Maher L; Hudson SL, 2007, 'Women in the drug economy: A metasynthesis of the qualitative literature', Journal of Drug Issues, 37, pp. 805 - 826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002204260703700404

Fry C; Treloar C; Maher L, 2007, 'Applied communitarian ethics for harm reduction: Promoting a dialogue within the field.', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 553 - 555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230701499183

Maher L; Li J; Jalaludin B; Wand H; Jayasuriya R; Dixon D; Kaldor J, 2007, 'Impact of a reduction in heroin availability on patterns of drug use, risk behaviour and incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in injecting drug users in New South Wales, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 89, pp. 244 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.01.001

White B; Day C; Maher L, 2007, 'Self reported risk behaviour among injecting drug users: Self versus assisted questionnaire completion', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 19, pp. 441 - 447, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540120701192837

Maher L; Salmon A, 2007, 'Supervised injecting facilities: how much evidence is enough?', Drug and Alcohol Review, 26, pp. 351 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230701373818

Maher LV; Wilson JG, 2006, 'Successful treatment of rheumatoid vasculitis-associated foot drop with rituximab', Rheumatology, 45, pp. 1450 - 1451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kel318

Coomber R; Maher L, 2006, 'Street-level drug market activity in Sydney's primary heroin markets: Organization, adulteration practices, pricing, marketing and violence', Journal of Drug Issues, 36, pp. 719 - 753, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002204260603600310

Maher L; Jalaludin B; Chant KG; Jayasuriya R; Sladden T; Kaldor JM; Sargent PL, 2006, 'Incidence and risk factors for hepatitis C seroconversion in injecting drug users in Australia', Addiction, 101, pp. 1499 - 1508, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01543.x

Maher L; Iversen J; Kaldor JM, 2006, 'Measuring effectiveness of needle and syringe exchange programs for prevention of HIV among injecting drug users: Response to Amundsen.', Addiction, 101, pp. 1834 - 1836, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01666.x

Coupland H; Maher L; Enriquez J; Le K; Pacheco V; Pham A; Carroll C; Cheguelman G; Freeman D; Robinson D; Smith K, 2005, 'Clients or colleagues? Reflections on the process of participatory action research with young injecting drug users', International Journal of Drug Policy, 16, pp. 191 - 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2004.12.002

Maher L; Jalaludin B; Chant K; Kaldor J; Hagan H; Des Jarlais DC; Thiede H, 2005, 'Hepatitis C among intravenous drug users [6] (multiple letters)', Epidemiology, 16, pp. 423 - 424, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.ede.0000158787.37340.ec

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