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Peter Higgs
Researcher at La Trobe University
Publications - 209
Citations - 2987
Peter Higgs is an academic researcher from La Trobe University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 24, co-authored 186 publications receiving 2378 citations. Previous affiliations of Peter Higgs include Monash University, Clayton campus & University of Melbourne.
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The impact of a police crackdown on a street drug scene: evidence from the street
TL;DR: It is concluded that police crackdowns are inappropriate responses to illicit drug problems; instead, approaches which incorporate and balance demand reduction, supply reduction and harm reduction principles should be followed.
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The impact of injecting networks on hepatitis C transmission and treatment in people who inject drugs
Margaret Hellard,David A. Rolls,Rachel Sacks-Davis,Garry Robins,Philippa Pattison,Peter Higgs,Campbell Aitken,Emma S. McBryde +7 more
TL;DR: Treat your friends is a feasible means of utilizing network strategies to improve treatment efficiency and will benefit not just the individual, but also the community more broadly by reducing the prevalence of HCV among PWID.
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Hepatitis C virus phylogenetic clustering is associated with the social-injecting network in a cohort of people who inject drugs.
Rachel Sacks-Davis,Galina Daraganova,Campbell Aitken,Campbell Aitken,Peter Higgs,Lilly Tracy,Scott Bowden,Rebecca Jenkinson,David A. Rolls,Philippa Pattison,Garry Robins,Jason Grebely,Alyssa E. Barry,Alyssa E. Barry,Margaret Hellard,Margaret Hellard +15 more
TL;DR: This is the first study to show that HCV phylogeny is associated with the injecting network, highlighting the importance of the injected network in HCV transmission.
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Establishing the Melbourne Injecting Drug User Cohort Study (MIX): rationale, methods, and baseline and twelve-month follow-up results
Danielle Horyniak,Danielle Horyniak,Peter Higgs,Peter Higgs,Peter Higgs,Rebecca Jenkinson,Rebecca Jenkinson,Louise Degenhardt,Louise Degenhardt,Mark Stoove,Mark Stoove,Thomas Kerr,Matthew Hickman,Campbell Aitken,Paul Dietze,Paul Dietze +15 more
TL;DR: The authors' efforts to recruit a sample of largely out-of-treatment PWID were limited by drug market characteristics at the time, where fluctuating heroin availability has led to large numbers of PWID accessing low-threshold OST.
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High rates of hepatitis C virus reinfection and spontaneous clearance of reinfection in people who inject drugs: a prospective cohort study.
Rachel Sacks-Davis,Campbell Aitken,Campbell Aitken,Peter Higgs,Peter Higgs,Tim Spelman,Tim Spelman,Alisa Pedrana,Scott Bowden,Mandvi Bharadwaj,Usha K Nivarthi,Vijayaprakash Suppiah,Vijayaprakash Suppiah,Jacob George,Jason Grebely,Heidi E. Drummer,Heidi E. Drummer,Heidi E. Drummer,Margaret Hellard,Margaret Hellard +19 more
TL;DR: Hepatitis C reinfection and spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C rein infection were observed at high rates, suggesting partial acquired natural immunity to hepatitis C virus, and public health campaigns about the risks are required.