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  • Additional perspectives on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka-lessons learned from the WHO CKDu population prevalence study 
    Redmon, J.H.; Elledge, M.F.; Womack, D.S.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Wanigasuriya, K.P.; Peiris-John, R.J.; Lunyera, J.; Smith, K.; Raymer, J.H.; Levine, K.E. (BioMed Central, 2014)
    The recent emergence of an apparently new form of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) has become a serious public health crisis in Sri Lanka. CKDu is slowly progressive, irreversible, and asymptomatic until ...
  • Chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in Sri Lanka: is cadmium a likely cause? 
    Wanigasuriya, K.P.; Peiris-John, R.J.; Wickremasinghe, R. (Biomed Central, 2011)
    BACKGROUND: The rising prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and subsequent end stage renal failure necessitating renal replacement therapy has profound consequences for affected individuals and health care resources. ...
  • Chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka: trying to unravel the mystery 
    Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Peiris-John, R.J.; Wanigasuriya, K.P. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2011)
    No Abstract Available
  • Classification of neck/shoulder pain in epidemiological research: a comparison of personal and occupational characteristics, disability and prognosis among 12,195 workers from 18 countries 
    Sarquis, L.M.; Coggon, D.; Ntani, G.; Walker-Bone, K.; Palmer, K.T.; Felli, V.E.; Harari, R.; Barrero, L.H.; Felknor, S.A.; Gimeno, D.; Cattrell, A.; Vargas-Prada, S.; Bonzini, M,; Solidaki, E.; Merisalu, E.; Habib, R.R.; Sadeghian, F.; Kadir, M.M.; Warnakulasuriya, S.S.; Matsudaira, K.; Nyantumbu, B.; Sim, M.R.; Harcombe, H.; Cox, K.; Marziale, M.H.; Harari, F.; Freire, R.; Harari, N.; Monroy, M.V.; Quintana, L.A.; Rojas, M.; Harris, E.C.; Serra, C.; Martinez, J.M.; Delclos, G.; Benavides, F.G.; Carugno, M.; Ferrario, M.M.; Pesatori, A.C.; Chatzi, L.; Bitsios, P.; Kogevinas, M.; Oha, K.; Tiina; Freimann; Sadeghian, A.; Peiris-John, R.J.; Sathiakumar, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Yoshimura, N.; Kelsall, H.L.; Hoe, V.C.; Urquhart, D.M.; Derrett, S.; McBride, D.; Herbison, P.; Gray, A.; Salazar Vega, E.J. (Elsevier-North-Holland, 2016)
    To inform case-definition for neck/shoulder pain in epidemiological research, we compared levels of disability, patterns of association and prognosis for pain that was limited to the neck or shoulders (LNSP) and more ...
  • The CUPID (Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability) study: methods of data collection and characteristics of study sample 
    Coggon, D.; Ntani, G.; Palmer, K.T.; Felli, V.E.; Harari, R.; Barrero, L.H.; Felknor, S.A.; Gimeno, D.; Cattrell, A.; Serra, C.; Bonzini, M.; Solidaki, E.; Merisalu, E.; Habib, R.R.; Sadeghian, F.; Kadir, M.; Warnakulasuriya, S.S.; Matsudaira, K.; Nyantumbu, B.; Sim, M.R.; Harcombe, H.; Cox, K.; Marziale, M.H.; Sarquis, L.M.; Harari, F.; Freire, R.; Harari, N.; Monroy, M.V.; Quintana, L.A.; Rojas, M.; Salazar Vega, E.J.; Harris, E.C.; Vargas-Prada, S.; Martinez, J.M.; Delclos, G.; Benavides, F.G.; Carugno, M.; Ferrario, M.M.; Pesatori, A.C.; Chatzi, L.; Bitsios, P.; Kogevinas, M.; Oha, K.; Sirk, T.; Sadeghian, A.; Peiris-John, R.J.; Sathiakumar, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Yoshimura, N.; Kielkowski, D.; Kelsall, H.L.; Hoe, V.C.; Urquhart, D.M.; Derrett, S.; McBride, D.; Gray, A. (Public Library of Science, 2012)
    BACKGROUND: The CUPID (Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on Disability) study was established to explore the hypothesis that common musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and associated disability are importantly influenced ...
  • Descriptive Epidemiology of Somatising Tendency: Findings from the CUPID Study 
    Vargas-Prada, S.; Coggon, D.; Ntani, G.; Walker-Bone, K.; Palmer, K.T.; Felli, V.E.; Harari, R.; Barrero, L.H.; Felknor, S.A.; Gimeno, D.; Cattrell, A.; Bonzini, M.; Solidaki, E.; Merisalu, E.; Habib, R.R.; Sadeghian, F.; Kadir, M.M.; Warnakulasuriya, S.S.; Matsudaira, K.; Nyantumbu, B.; Sim, M.R.; Harcombe, H.; Cox, K.; Sarquis, L.M.; Marziale, M.H.; Harari, F.; Freire, R.; Harari, N.; Monroy, M.V.; Quintana, L.A.; Rojas, M.; Harris, E.C.; Serra, C.; Martinez, J.M.; Delclos, G.; Benavides, F.G.; Carugno, M.; Ferrario, M.M.; Pesatori, A.C.; Chatzi, L.; Bitsios, P.; Kogevinas, M.; Oha, K.; Freimann, T.; Sadeghian, A.; Peiris-John, R.J.; Sathiakumar, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Yoshimura, N.; Kelsall, H.L.; Hoe, V.C.; Urquhart, D.M.; Derrett, S.; McBride, D.; Herbison, P.; Gray, A.; Vega, E.J. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
    Somatising tendency, defined as a predisposition to worry about common somatic symptoms, is importantly associated with various aspects of health and health-related behaviour, including musculoskeletal pain and associated ...
  • Disability studies in Sri Lanka: priorities for action 
    Peiris-John, R.J.; Attanayake, S.; Daskon, L.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Ameratunga, S. (Informa Healthcare, 2014)
    ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To review the published literature relating to disability in Sri Lanka, identify research gaps and inform priorities for action. METHODS: A narrative literature review was undertaken and relevant articles ...
  • Disabling musculoskeletal pain in working populations: is it the job, the person, or the culture? 
    Coggon, D.; Ntani, G.; Palmer, K.T.; Felli, V.E.; Harari, R.; Barrero, L.H.; Felknor, S.A.; Gimeno, D.; Cattrell, A.; Serra, C.; Bonzini, M.; Solidaki, E.; Merisalu, E.; Habib, R.R.; Sadeghian, F.; Masood Kadir, M.; Warnakulasuriya, S.S.; Matsudaira, K.; Nyantumbu, B.; Sim, M.R.; Harcombe, H.; Cox, K.; Marziale, M.H.; Sarquis, L.M.; Harari, F.; Freire, R.; Harari, N.; Monroy, M.V.; Quintana, L.A.; Rojas, M.; Salazar; Vega, E.J.; Harris, E.C.; Vargas-Prada, S.; Martinez, J.M.; Delclos, G.; Benavides, F.G.; Carugno, M.; Ferrario, M.M.; Pesatori, A.C.; Chatzi, L.; Bitsios, P.; Kogevinas, M.; Oha, K.; Sirk, T.; Sadeghian, A.; Peiris-John, R.J.; Sathiakumar, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Yoshimura, N.; Kelsall, H.L.; Hoe, V.C.; Urquhart, D.M.; Derrett, S.; McBride, D.; Herbison, P.; Gray, A. (Elsevier/North-Holland., 2013)
    To compare the prevalence of disabling low back pain (DLBP) and disabling wrist/hand pain (DWHP) among groups of workers carrying out similar physical activities in different cultural environments, and to explore explanations ...
  • Effects of occupational exposure to organophosphate pesticides on nerve and neuromuscular function 
    Peiris-John, R.J.; Ruberu, D.K.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Smit, L.A.; van der Hoek, W. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2002)
    This study aimed to investigate whether occupational exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides caused neurophysiological abnormalities. Thirty farmers who regularly spray OP pesticides and 30 fishermen (controls), living ...
  • Efficacy of activated charcoal in yellow oleander poisoning 
    Peiris-John, R.J.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008)
    No Abstract Available
  • Epidemiological differences between localized and nonlocalized low back pain 
    Coggon, D.; Ntani, G.; Walker-Bone, K.; Palmer, K.T.; Felli, V.E.; Harari, R.; Barrero, L.H.; Felknor, S.A.; Gimeno, D.; Cattrell, A.; Vargas-Prada, S.; Bonzini, M.; Solidaki, E.; Merisalu, E.; Habib, R.R.; Sadeghian, F.; Kadir, M.M.; Warnakulasuriya, S.S.; Matsudaira, K.; Nyantumbu, B.; Sim, M.R.; Harcombe, H.; Cox, K.; Sarquis, L.M.; Marziale, M.H.; Harari, F.; Freire, R.; Harari, N.; Monroy, M.V.; Quintana, L.A.; Rojas, M.; Harris, E.C.; Serra, C.; Martinez, J.M.; Delclos, G.; Benavides, F.G.; Carugno, M.; Ferrario, M.M.; Pesatori, A.C.; Chatzi, L.; Bitsios, P.; Kogevinas, M.; Oha, K.; Freimann, T.; Sadeghian, A.; Peiris-John, R.J.; Sathiakumar, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Yoshimura, N.; Kelsall, H.L.; Hoe, V.C.; Urquhart, D.M.; Derrett, S.; McBride, D.; Herbison, P.; Gray, A.; Vega, E.J. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017)
    STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey with longitudinal follow-up OBJECTIVES.: To test the hypothesis that pain which is localised to the low back differs epidemiologically from that which occurs simultaneously or close in ...
  • Exposure to acetylcholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides and chronic renal failure 
    Peiris-John, R.J.; Wanigasuriya, J.K.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Dissanayake, W.P.; Hittarage, A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2006)
    No Abstract Available.
  • Low-level exposure to organophosphate pesticides leads to restrictive lung dysfunction 
    Peiris-John, R.J.; Ruberu, D.K.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; van-der-Hoek, W. (Elsevier-W.B. Saunders, 2005)
    Apart from symptomology, there are very few reports on lung function following exposure to low levels of organophosphate (OP) pesticides in man. Twenty-five occupationally exposed farmers and 22 environmentally exposed ...
  • Musculoskeletal pain in four occupational populations in Sri Lanka 
    Warnakulasuriya, S.S.; Peiris-John, R.J.; Coggon, D.; Ntani, G.; Sathiakumar, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Oxford University Press, 2012)
    BACKGROUND: Factors influencing work-related musculoskeletal disorders might differ in developing and developed countries. AIMS: To assess the prevalence and determinants of musculoskeletal pain in four occupational ...
  • Patterns of multisite pain and associations with risk factors 
    Coggon, D.; Ntani, G.; Palmer, K.T.; Felli, V.E.; Harari, R.; Barrero, L.H.; Felknor, S.A.; Gimeno, D.; Cattrell, A.; Vargas-Prada, S.; Bonzini, M.; Solidaki, E.; Merisalu, E.; Habib, R.R.; Sadeghian, F.; Masood Kadir, M.; Warnakulasuriya, S.S.; Matsudaira, K.; Nyantumbu, B.; Sim, M.R.; Harcombe, H.; Cox, K.; Marziale, M.H.; Sarquis, L.M.; Harari, F.; Freire, R.; Harari, N.; Monroy, M.V.; Quintana, L.A.; Rojas, M.; Salazar Vega, E.J.; Harris, E.C.; Serra, C.; Martinez, J.M.; Delclos, G.; Benavides, F.G.; Carugno, M.; Ferrario, M.M.; Pesatori, A.C.; Chatzi, L.; Bitsios, P.; Kogevinas, M.; Oha, K.; Sirk, T.; Sadeghian, A.; Peiris-John, R.J.; Sathiakumar, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Yoshimura, N.; Kelsall, H.L.; Hoe, V.C.; Urquhart, D.M.; Derrett, S.; McBride, D.; Herbison, P.; Gray, A. (Elsevier/North-Holland, 2013)
    To explore definitions for multisite pain, and compare associations with risk factors for different patterns of musculoskeletal pain, we analysed cross-sectional data from the Cultural and Psychosocial Influences on ...
  • Work-related musculoskeletal Disorders among mail sorting officers in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional study 
    Warnakulasuriya, S.S.P.; Peiris-John, R.J.; Sivayogan, S.; Sathiakumar, N.; Coggon, D.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2012)
    BACKGROUND: Mail sorting requires repetitive movements of the upper limbs, target oriented tasks, long term standing or sitting, concentration and a good memory. The extent of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among mail ...

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