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  • 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 ...
  • Caesarean section on maternal request: do we give in or decline? an ethical and a legal perspective 
    Padumadasa, G. S.; Silva, K. C. D. P.; Rodrigo, M. D. A.; Wickramanayake, J. (Sri Lanka College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, 2018)
    Caesarean section on maternal request (CSMR), defined as the first caesarean section performed before the start of labour and in the absence of any maternal or fetal indications, has emerged as an entity due to the increasing ...
  • The Caesarean section rate is rising 
    Gunasekera, P.C.; Wijesinghe, P.S.; Goonewardene, I.M.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2001)
    No Abstract Available.
  • A Cafe coronary death due to a banana 
    Edirisinghe, P.A.S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, 2010)
    Café Coronary syndrome which was first reported as sudden collapse at restaurants while dining was found to be due to fatal occlusion of upper airway by large pieces of food. Many of those individuals had consumed large ...
  • Calcified Meningioma 
    Gunatilake, S.B. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 1994)
    No Abstract Available
  • Can a composite index predict ischaemic heart disease risk? 
    Ediriweera, E.P.D.S.; Samita, S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2012)
    INTRODUCTION: Ischaemic heart diseases (IHD) are the leading cause of death worldwide and it accounts for 12.2% of the total deaths globally. Although the individual risk factors of IHD are well understood, the possibility ...
  • Can pain flares in knee osteoarthritis be predicted? 
    Atukorala, I.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Makovey, J.; Metcalf, B.; Bennell, K.L.; March, L.; Chang, T.; Zhang, Y.; Hunter, D.J. (:Taylor & Francis-Informa Healthcare, 2021)
    OBJECTIVES: This study examined whether risk factors for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) pain such as age, gender, body mass index (BMI), baseline pain, and other putative risk factors for knee osteoarthritis pain flares (KOAF) ...
  • Can we deworm this wormy world? 
    Bundy, D.A.P.; de Silva, N.R. (Oxford University Press, 1998)
    While programmes such as the Rockefeller campaign were specifically targeted at a particular parasite species, the current trend is towards the simultaneous control of all the major geohelminth species. New, broad-spectrum, ...
  • Can we eliminate soil-transmitted helminth infections in Sri Lanka? 
    de Silva, N.R.; Jayawickrama, H. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2012)
    No Abstract Available
  • Can we improve the criteria for selection of medical students in Sri Lanka? 
    de Silva, N.R.; Salgado, L.S.S.; Fernando, G.M.O.; Liyanage, P.L.C.K.; Hewage, S.N.; Pathmeswaran, A. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2010)
    OBJECTIVE: To examine the validity of selected entry level characteristics in relation to the GCE Advanced Levei (AL) examination as predictors of performance of medical students. METHODS: Data on two consecutive batches ...
  • Cancer antigen 15-3 and the grade of the breast carcinoma in newly diagnosed patients 
    Akalanka, H.M.K.; Ekanayake, S.; Samarasinghe, K. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Cancer antigen 15-3 (CA15-3) is a breast tumor marker of clinical utility. However, the utility of measuring CA15-3 in patients with breast cancer (BC) remains controversial. OBJECTIVES: To assess CA15-3 ...
  • Canine filaria species in selected lymphatic filariasis endemic and non-endemic areas in Sri Lanka 
    Rathnayake, S.; Chandrasena, N.; Wijerathna, T.; Mallawarachchi, H.; Gunathilaka, N. (Springer International, 2022)
    Subperiodic brugian filariasis and dirofilariasis show a rising trend in Sri Lanka posing a threat to public health. As information was limited on canine filaria species in Sri Lanka, we studied the filaria parasites among ...
  • Canine Rabies and its implications for human health in Sri Lanka 
    Ubeyratne, J.K.H.; Srikitjakarn, L.; Pfeiffer, D.U.; Kohnle, L.; Sunil-Chandra, N.P.; Chaisowwong, W.; Hemwan, P. (Veterinary Research Institute, 2018)
    Rabies is an endemic viral zoonotic disease in Sri Lanka. Dogs are the main reservoir and transmitter, making surveillance of canine rabies crucial for disease elimination. Sri Lanka is one of the Asian countries where ...
  • 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 ...
  • Capacity building in genomic medicine and molecular diagnostics: the case of Sri Lanka 
    Manamperi, A.; Huzair, F. (Bentham Science, 2012)
    In this paper, we advance the extant health technology innovation frames on global personalized medicine by highlighting the need to rethink genomics medicine in real-life settings – including situations where populations ...
  • Carbimazole induced agranulocytosis treated with GCS Fand surgery 
    Senevirathne, M.P.; Rathnasena, B.G.N.; Jayathileke, M.M.; Pathmeswaran, A. (College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka, 2006)
    No Abstract Available
  • Cardiac emergencies in obstetrics 
    Padumadasa, S.; Rajapakse, S. (Taylor and Francis Group, 2021)
    No abstract available
  • Cardiac functions in older patients with haemoglobin E- β thalassaemia 
    Premawardhena, A.P.; Wanninayake, S.; Dolapihilla, S.N.; Kapuruge, L.; Katugaha, N.; Olivieri, N.F.; Weatherall, D.J. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2007)
    INTRODUCTION: Cardiac disease accounts for most deaths in patients with thalassaemia. Little is known about cardiac functions in ageing patients with thalassaemia OBJECTIVE: To study cardiac functions in older patients ...
  • Cardiology 
    Weerasuriya, D.; Mettananda, S. (Samudra Medical Publications, 2022)
    No abstract available
  • Cardiovascular autonomic functions of gas station attendants in Sri Lanka 
    Warnakulasuriya, T.; Medagoda, K.; Kottahachchi, D.; Luke, D.; Wadasinghe, D.; de Silva, D.; Ariyawansha, J.; Rathnayaka, P.; Dissanayaka, T.; Fernando, S.; Devanarayana, N.M. (Springer Nature., 2021)
    Introduction: Sri Lanka, a middle-income country in South Asia, has seen a rapid expansion in motor vehicles and, associated with this, an increase in demand for fuel. The dispensing of fuel at fuel stations is performed ...

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