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Ave Talu
independent public health researcher/expert
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High HIV prevalence among injecting drug users in Estonia: implications for understanding the risk environment
L Platt, N Bobrova, T Rhodes, A Uusküla, JV Parry, K Rüütel, A Talu, ...
Aids 20 (16), 2120-2123, 2006
1012006
HIV infection and risk behaviour of primary fentanyl and amphetamine injectors in Tallinn, Estonia: implications for intervention
A Talu, K Rajaleid, K Abel-Ollo, K Rüütel, M Rahu, T Rhodes, L Platt, ...
International Journal of Drug Policy 21 (1), 56-63, 2010
812010
High-prevalence and high-estimated incidence of HIV infection among new injecting drug users in Estonia: need for large scale prevention programs
A Uusküla, M Kals, K Rajaleid, K Abel, A Talu, K Rüütel, L Platt, T Rhodes, ...
Journal of Public Health 30 (2), 119-125, 2008
672008
Evaluating recruitment among female sex workers and injecting drug users at risk for HIV using respondent-driven sampling in Estonia
A Uusküla, LG Johnston, M Raag, A Trummal, A Talu, DC Des Jarlais
Journal of Urban Health 87, 304-317, 2010
602010
Estimating injection drug use prevalence using state wide administrative data sources: Estonia, 2004
A Uusküla, K Rajaleid, AVE Talu, K Abel, K Rüütel, G Hay
Addiction research & theory 15 (4), 411-424, 2007
492007
CCL3L1 Copy Number Is a Strong Genetic Determinant of HIV Seropositivity in Caucasian Intravenous Drug Users
K Huik, M Sadam, T Karki, R Avi, T Krispin, P Paap, K Rüütel, A Uusküla, ...
The Journal of infectious diseases 201 (5), 730-739, 2010
482010
Expanded syringe exchange programs and reduced HIV infection among new injection drug users in Tallinn, Estonia
A Uusküla, DC Des Jarlais, M Kals, K Rüütel, K Abel-Ollo, A Talu, ...
BMC public health 11, 1-8, 2011
472011
Comparison of injecting drug users who obtain syringes from pharmacies and syringe exchange programs in Tallinn, Estonia
S Vorobjov, A Uusküla, K Abel-Ollo, A Talu, K Rüütel, DC Des Jarlais
Harm Reduction Journal 6, 1-8, 2009
402009
Post-Soviet Central Asia: a summary of the drug situation
T Zabransky, V Mravcik, A Talu, E Jasaitis
International Journal of Drug Policy 25 (6), 1186-1194, 2014
372014
A decline in the prevalence of injecting drug users in Estonia, 2005–2009
A Uusküla, K Rajaleid, A Talu, K Abel-Ollo, DC Des Jarlais
International Journal of Drug Policy 24 (4), 312-318, 2013
362013
Knowledge of HIV serostatus and risk behaviour among injecting drug users in Estonia
K Abel-Ollo, M Rahu, K Rajaleid, A Talu, K Rüütel, L Platt, N Bobrova, ...
AIDS care 21 (7), 851-857, 2009
352009
Socio-demographic factors, health risks and harms associated with early initiation of injection among people who inject drugs in Tallinn, Estonia: Evidence from cross-sectional …
S Vorobjov, DC Des Jarlais, K Abel-Ollo, A Talu, K Rüütel, A Uusküla
International Journal of Drug Policy 24 (2), 150-155, 2013
302013
The fentanyl epidemic in Estonia: factors in its evolution and opportunities for a comprehensive public health response, a scoping review
A Uusküla, A Talu, S Vorobjov, M Salekešin, J Rannap, L Lemsalu, ...
International Journal of Drug Policy 81, 102757, 2020
292020
Implementing an updated “Break the Cycle” intervention to reduce initiating persons into injecting drug use in an Eastern European and a US “opioid epidemic” setting
D Des Jarlais, A Uuskula, A Talu, DM Barnes, M Raag, K Arasteh, G Org, ...
AIDS and Behavior 23, 2304-2314, 2019
252019
Emergent properties of HIV risk among injection drug users in Tallinn, Estonia: synthesis of individual and neighbourhood-level factors
A Uusküla, JM McMahon, M Raag, S Silm, K Rüütel, A Talu, K Abel-Ollo, ...
Sexually Transmitted Infections 86 (Suppl 3), iii79-iii84, 2010
212010
HIV-nakkuse ning teiste infektsioonide ja riskikäitumise levimus süstivate narkomaanide seas Tallinnas ja Kohtla-Järvel
L Lõhmus, K Rüütel, K Abel-Ollo, HM Loit, A Talu, A Uusküla
192008
Frequency and factors associated with providing injection initiation assistance in Tallinn, Estonia
A Uusküla, DM Barnes, M Raag, A Talu, S Tross, DC Des Jarlais
Drug and alcohol dependence 188, 64-70, 2018
172018
Should pharmacists have a role in harm reduction services for IDUs? A qualitative study in Tallinn, Estonia
S Vorobjov, A Uusküla, K Abel-Ollo, A Talu, DD Jarlais
Journal of Urban Health 86, 918-928, 2009
172009
HIV prevalence and gender differences among new injection-drug-users in Tallinn, Estonia: A persisting problem in a stable high prevalence epidemic
A Uusküla, M Raag, K Marsh, A Talu, S Vorobjov, D Des Jarlais
PLoS One 12 (2), e0170956, 2017
132017
HIV-levimuse ja riskikäitumise uuring Eesti kahe linna (Tallinna ja Kohtla-Järve) süstivate narkomaanide seas
A Uusküla, K Abel, K Rajaleid, K Rüütel, A Talu, K Fischer, N Boborova
132005
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