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  • 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 ...
  • Jude, J.; Gunathilaka, N.; Wijerathna, T.; Fernando, D.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Abeyewickreme, W. (Springer Link, 2024)
    Sri Lanka has been declared “malaria-free” since 2016. The presence vectors and the cent establishment of new vectors are key challenges. This study documents the distribution of malaria vectors in previously high malaria ...
  • Dayasiri, K.; Thadchanamoorthy, V.; Jansz, M.; Dassanayake, S.; Anand, G. (The Jaffna Medical Association, 2023)
    Acute poisoning in children is an important public health problem and one of the leading causes of emergency department admissions following childhood injuries. Although most paediatric ingestions are accidental, children ...
  • Rajindrajith, S.; Gunawardane, D.; Kuruppu, C.; Dharmaratne, S.D.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Devanarayana, N.M. (Public Library of Science, 2022)
    Background: Aerophagia is a common functional gastrointestinal disorder among children. The disease leads to symptoms related to air in the intestine leading to burping, abdominal distension, and excessive flatus. We aimed ...
  • Fernando, R.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Pinto, M. D. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2015)
    INTRODUCTION: Previous studies of goitre in Sri Lanka proposed the presence of a goitre belt, which was refuted subsequently. Epidemiology of goitre in the post iodization era needs re-evaluation. Objectives To describe ...
  • Fernando, R.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Edirisinghe, D.; Abeysinghe, S.; Atulugama, N.; Bandara, D.; Premathileke, M. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2008)
    BACKGROUND: lodization of salt was made mandatory in Sri Lanka in 1995. Data on the current prevalence and geographic distribution of goitre among the general population is not available. Objectives: To describe the ...
  • Kasturiratne, A.; Pinidiyapathirage, M.J.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Kato, N.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; de Silva, H.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2011)
    INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To describe the epidemiology of hypertension in 35-64 year old adults resident in Ragama Medical Officer of Health area in the Gampaha district, Sri Lanka. Methods: The Ragama Health Study is ...
  • Devanarayana, N.M.; Rajindrajith, S.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Abeygunasekara, C.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Benninga, M.A. (Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2015)
    OBJECTIVES: Several cross-sectional surveys have been conducted to study the prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in children. The aim of the present study was to conduct a systematic review and a meta-analysis of ...
  • Alwis, I.; Baminiwatta, A.; Chandradasa, M. (Springer International, 2024)
    PURPOSE: Epidemiological data on depression are required to inform policies and service planning in mental health in Sri Lanka. This review aimed to synthesise data from existing studies to calculate the pooled prevalence ...
  • Siriwardhana, D.D.; Hardoon, S.; Rait, G.; Weerasinghe, M.C.; Walters, K.R. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2018)
    OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the research conducted on prevalence of frailty and prefrailty among community-dwelling older adults in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) and to estimate the pooled prevalence ...
  • Siriwardhana, D.D.; Weerasinghe, M.C.; Rait, G.; Falcaro, M.; Scholes, S.; Walters, K. R. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2019)
    OBJECTIVE:Our main objective was to describe the prevalence and associated sociodemographic factors of frailty and pre-frailty in rural community-dwelling older adults in Kegalle district of Sri Lanka.DESIGN:Community-based ...
  • Koppen, I.J.N.; Vriesman, M.H.; Saps, M.; Rajindrajith, S.; Shi, X.; van Etten-Jamaludin, F.S.; Di Lorenzo, C.; Beninga, M.A.; Tabbers, M.M. (Mosby, 2018)
    OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the literature regarding the epidemiology of functional constipation and functional nonretentive fecal incontinence (FNRFI) in children. Secondary objectives were to assess the geographical, ...
  • Wong, B.H.; Cross, S.; Zavaleta-Ramírez, P.; Bauda, I.; Hoffman, P.; Ibeziako, P.; Nussbaum, L.; Berger, G.E.; Hassanian-Moghaddam, H.; Kapornai, K.; Mehdi, T.; Tolmac, J.; Barrett, E.; Romaniuk, L.; Davico, C.; Moghraby, O.S.; Ostrauskaite, G.; Chakrabarti, S.; Carucci, S.; Sofi, G.; Hussain, H.; Lloyd, A.S.K.; McNicholas, F.; Meadowcroft, B.; Rao, M.; Csábi, G.; Gatica-Bahamonde, G.; Öğütlü, H.; Skouta, E.; Elvins, R.; Boege, I.; Dahanayake, D.M.A.; Anderluh, M.; Chandradasa, M.; Girela-Serrano, B.M.; Uccella, S.; Stevanovic, D.; Lamberti, M.; Piercey, A.; Nagy, P.; Mehta, V.S.; Rohanachandra, Y.; Li, J.; Tufan, A.E.; Mirza, H.; Rozali, F.; Baig, B.J.; Noor, I.M.; Fujita, S.; Gholami, N.; Hangül, Z.; Vasileva, A.; Salucci, K.; Bilaç, Ö.; Yektaş, Ç.; Cansız, M.A.; Aksu, G.G.; Babatunde, S.; Youssef, F.; Al-Huseini, S.; Kılıçaslan, F.; Kutuk, M.O.; Pilecka, I.; Bakolis, I.; Ougrin, D. (Elsevier, 2023)
    OBJECTIVE: To compare psychiatric emergencies and self-harm at emergency departments (EDs) 1 year into the pandemic, to early pandemic and pre-pandemic, and to examine the changes in the characteristics of self-harm ...
  • Rajapaksha, R.M.N.U.; Khatri, R.B.; Abeysena, C.; Wijesinghe, M.S.D.; Endalamaw, A.; Thomas, T.K.; Perera, N.; Rambukwella, R.; de Silva, G.; Fernando, M.; Alemu, Y.A. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2022)
    Introduction: Health systems resilience is the ability to prepare, manage and learn from a sudden and unpredictable extreme change that impacts health systems. Health systems globally have recently been affected by a number ...

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