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  • Air pollution and health in Sri Lanka: a review of epidemiologic studies 
    Nandasena, Y.L.S.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Sathiakumar, N. (BioMed Central, 2010)
    BACKGROUND: Air pollution is increasingly documented as a threat to public health in most developing countries. Evaluation of current air quality levels, regulatory standards and scientific literature on outdoor and indoor ...
  • Air pollution and public health in developing countries: Is Sri Lanka different? 
    Nandasena, S.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Sathiakumar, N. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2012)
    Indoor and outdoor air pollution is a major public health challenge in developing countries and much concern has been raised among policy makers, public health experts, clinicians, and the general public in recent years. ...
  • Biomass fuel use for cooking in Sri Lanka: analysis of data from national demographic health surveys 
    Nandasena, S.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Sathiakumar, N. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)
    BACKGROUND: Biomass cooking fuel is the main source of indoor air pollution in the majority of households in the developing world. Sri Lanka is an island of about 20 million population with urban, rural, and estate population ...
  • Building global partnerships through shared curricula for an MPH programme in India and Sri Lanka. 
    Sathiakumar, N.; Tipre, M.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Bhat, V.; Kadir, M. M.; Coggon, D.; Pathemeswaran, A.; Kamath, R.; Arunkumar, G.; Fatmi, Z.; Smith, T. L.; Pattanshetty, S. M.; Delzell, E. (Informa Healthcare, 2019)
    OBJECTIVE:To design and implement a locally relevant competency- based MPH programme. METHODS:The demand for trained public health professionals in South Asia is enormous and growing, which created a unique opportunity for ...
  • Cadmium a metalloestrogen: are we convinced? 
    Silva, N.; Peiris-John, R.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Senanayake, H.; Sathiakumar, N. (Wiley, 2012)
    Metalloestrogens are inorganic metal ions that bind to and activate oestrogen receptors. They are implicated in the aetiology of oestrogen-dependent diseases such as cancers of the breast and endometrium as well as ...
  • Capacity building in environmental and occupational health in Sri Lanka 
    Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Peiris-John, R.; Nandasena, S.; Delzell, E.; Tipre, M.; Sathiakumar, N. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013)
    BACKGROUND: Although environmental and occupational health (EOH) research and services in Sri Lanka have a long history, policies related to EOH are outdated. METHODS: We review the International Training and Research in ...
  • 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 ...
  • Comparison of performance of Sri Lankan and US children on cognitive and motor scales of the Bayley scales of infant development 
    Godamunne, P.; Liyanage, C.; Wimaladharmasooriya, N.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Patterson, C.; Sathiakumar, N. (Biomed Central, 2014)
    BACKGROUND: There is no validated scale to assess neurodevelopment of infants and children in Sri Lanka. The Bayley III scales have used widely globally but it has not been validated for Sri Lankan children. We administered ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Effect of household air pollution due to solid fuel combustion on childhood respiratory diseases in a semi urban population in Sri Lanka. 
    Ranathunga, N.; Perera, P.; Nandasena, S.; Sathiakumar, N.; Kasturiratne, A.; Wickremasinghe, R. (BioMed Central, 2019)
    BACKGROUND:Household air pollution from combustion of solid fuels for cooking and space heating is one of the most important risk factors of the global burden of disease. This study was aimed to determine the association ...
  • Effect of indoor air pollution due to solid fuel combustion on childhood respiratory diseases 
    Ranathunga, R.A.N.; Perera, K.P.J.; Nandasena, Y.L.S.; Kasturiratne, A.; Sathiakumar, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2014)
    Introduction and objectives: To determine the association between indoor air pollution and respiratory symptoms in children under 5 years of age. Methods: A prospective study was conducted over a 22 month period in the ...
  • Effects of indoor air pollution due to solid fuel combustion on physical growth of children under 5 in Sri Lanka: A descriptive cross sectional study 
    Ranathunga, N.; Perera, P.; Nandasena, S.; Sathiakumar, N.; Kasturiratne, A.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Public Library of Science, 2021)
    ABSTRACT: Solid fuel combustion is an important risk factor of morbidity. This study was conducted to determine the effect of indoor air pollution (IAP) due to solid fuel combustion on physical growth in 262 Sri Lankan ...
  • Effects of indoor air pollution on the development of children under five years of age in Sri Lanka 
    Ranathunga, N.; Perera, P.; Nandasena, S.; Sathiakumar, N.; Kasturiratne, A.; Wickremasinghe, R. (MDPI, 2022)
    Air pollution is a multifaceted environmental toxin affecting the Central Nervous System (CNS) through diverse pathways. The CNS of young children is particularly susceptible to the detrimental effects of toxins, as brain ...
  • Environmental noise levels in the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka 
    Nagodawithana, N.S.; Pannila, A.S.; Gurusinghe, R.D.; Kalansuriya, C.; Sathiakumar, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Pathmeswaran, A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2013)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Noise is a physical pollutant, which causes adverse health effects. Noise levels in most cities are higher than that recommended by environmental regulatory authorities of the relevant countries. ...
  • Environmental pollution by traffic noise in the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka 
    Nagodawithana, N.S.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Pannila, A.S.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Sathiakumar, N. (IOS Press, 2016)
    Traffic noise levels in most cities of the world are higher than the recommended levels. Exposure to high levels of noise may cause adverse health effects such as ischemic heart diseases and noise induced hearing loss. We ...
  • 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 ...
  • Fine particle air pollution due to secondhand smoke in selected public places in Colombo 
    Nandasena, Y.L.S.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Lee, K.; Sathiakumar, N. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2009)
    INTRODUCTION: Globally, about five million deaths per year are attributed to tobacco smoke. Secondhand smoke accounts for a substantial proportion of these deaths. Most countries including Sri Lanka have legislation banning ...
  • Fine particle air quality levels of Sri Lankan households and associated respiratory conditions: preliminary findings of an ongoing longitudinal study 
    Nandasena, S.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Sathiakumar, N. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011)
    BACKGROUND/AIMS: Data on fine particle (PM2.5) air pollutant levels in Sir Lankan households are scarce. A high proportion of households are known to use unclean fuels for cooking, without proper ventilation. The aim of ...

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