By Professor Lisa Maher

Journal articles

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

Dixon D; Maher L, 2005, 'Policing, crime and public health: Lessons for Australia from the 'New York miracle', Criminal Justice, 5, pp. 115 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1466802505053494

Fry C; Treloar C; Maher L, 2005, 'Ethical challenges and responses in harm reduction research: promoting applied communitarian ethics', Drug and Alcohol Review, 24, pp. 449 - 459, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230500263905

Maher L; Jalaludin B; Chant K; Kaldor J, 2005, 'Hepatitis C among Intravenous Drug Users', Epidemiology, 16, pp. 423 - 423

Thein H; Kimber J; Maher L; MacDonald M; Kaldor J, 2005, 'Public opinion towards supervised injecting centres and the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre', International Journal of Drug Policy, 16, pp. 275 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2005.03.003

Maher L, 2004, 'Drugs, public health and policing in Indigenous communities (editorial)', Drug and Alcohol Review, 23, pp. 249 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09595230412331293306

Maher L, 2004, 'Entwined epidemics: HIV and injecting drug use in Vietnam', International Journal of Drug Policy, 15, pp. 169 - 170, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VJX-4BVPXY7-1/2/549cb7efd5c3d0b444f7f931dad9e568

Maher L, 2004, 'Hooked on heroin: Drugs and drifters in a globalized world', Addiction, 99, pp. 929 - 930

Day C; Collins L; Degenhardt L; Thetford C; Maher L, 2004, 'Reliability of heroin users` reports of drug use behaviour using a 24 month timeline follow-back technique to assess the impact of the Australian heroin shortage', Addiction Research and Theory, 12, pp. 433 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16066350410001713231

MAHER L; CHANT K; JALALUDIN BIN; SARGENT P, 2004, 'Risk behaviors and antibody hepatitis B and C prevalence among injecting drug users in south‐western Sydney, Australia', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 19, pp. 1114 - 1120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1746.2004.03438.x

Dixon D; Maher L, 2002, 'Anh Hai: Policing, culture and social exclusion in a street heroin market', Policing and Society, 12, pp. 93 - 110

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