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  • Epidemiology of functional abdominal pain disorders and functional defecation disorders in adolescents in Curacao. 
    Zeevenhooven, J.; van der Heijden, S.; Devanarayana, N.M.; Rajindrajith, S.; Benninga, M.A. (Raven Press., 2020)
    OBJECTIVES: Functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) and functional defecation disorders (FDDs) are common in children and adolescents, but prevalence rates from the Caribbean are lacking. Therefore, our aim was to ...
  • Epidemiology of functional abdominal pain disorders and functional defecation disorders in adolescents in Curacao. [Letter to the editor] 
    Zeevenhooven, J.; van der Heijden, S.; Devanarayana, N.M.; Rajindrajith, S.; Benninga, M.A. (Raven Press., 2020)
    This is response to the article (J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. . 2020;70(4):e71-e76.) by same authors.
  • Epidemiology of goiters in Sri Lanka with Geographic Information System Mapping: population-based cross-sectional study [Author Reply] 
    Fernando, R. (Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2016)
    Author Reply to comments by Mayilvaganan, S. Chekavar, A. Agarwal, A. on “Epidemiology of Goiters in Sri Lanka with Geographic Information System Mapping: Population-based Cross-sectional Study, Fernando, R. et. al.” ...
  • Epidemiology of goitre in Sri Lanka in the post-iodization era 
    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 ...
  • Epidemiology of goitres in Sri Lanka with Geographic Information System Mapping: a population based cross sectional study 
    Fernando, R.; Chandrasinghe, P.C.; Nandasena, S.; Pathmeswaran, A. (Jaypee Publishers, 2015)
    BACKGROUND: Sri Lanka is considered an endemic region for goiter. Early researchers have suggested the existence of a goiter belt based on rainfall pattern. Subsequent studies done in school children have challenged this ...
  • Epidemiology of irritable bowel syndrome in children and adolescents in Asia 
    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 ...
  • Epidemiology of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Sri Lanka: First evidence of bla KPC harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae. 
    Kumudunie, W.G.M.; Wijesooriya, L.I.; Namalie, K.D.; Sunil-Chandra, N.P.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S. (Elsevier., 2020)
    BACKGROUND: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are disseminated worldwide posing a serious public health concern. Although, the presence ...
  • Epidemiology of paediatric constipation in Indonesia and its association with exposure to stressful life events 
    Oswari, H.; Alatas, F.S.; Hegar, B.; Cheng, W.; Pramadyani, A.; Benninga, M.A.; Rajindrajith, S. (Biomed Central, 2018)
    BACKGROUND: We aimed to study the epidemiology and risk factors, including exposure to emotional stress, for constipation in Indonesian children and adolescents of 10–17 year age group. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey ...
  • The epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminths in Bihar state, India. 
    Greenland, K.; Dixon, R.; Khan, S. A.; Gunawardena, K.; Kihara, J. H.; Smith, J. L.; Drake, L.; Makkar, P.; Raman, S.; Singh, S.; Kumar, S. (Public Library of Science, 2015)
    BACKGROUND: Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) infect over a billion individuals worldwide. In India, 241 million children are estimated to need deworming to avert the negative consequences STH infections can have on child ...
  • Epidermal naevus syndrome: 2 cases with a rare triad 
    Wanigasinghe, J.; Rodrigo, R.; Dissanayake, P. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2013)
    No Abstract Available
  • Epigenome-wide association of DNA methylation markers in peripheral blood from Indian Asians and Europeans with incident type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control study 
    Chambers, J.C.; Loh, M.; Lehne, B.; Drong, A.; Kriebel, J.; Motta, V.; Wahl, S.; Elliott., H.R; Rota, F.; Scott, W.R.; Zhang, W.; Tan, S.T.; Campanella, G.; Chadeau-Hyam, M.; Yengo, L.; Richmond, R.C.; Adamowicz-Brice, M.; Afzal, U.; Bozaoglu, K.; Mok, Z.Y.; Ng, H.K.; Pattou, F.; Prokisch, H.; Rozario, M.A.; Tarantini, L.; Abbott, J.; Ala-Korpela, M.; Albetti, B.; Ammerpohl, O.; Bertazzi, P.A.; Blancher, C.; Caiazzo, R.; Danesh, J.; Gaunt, T.R.; de Lusignan, S.; Gieger, C.; Illig, T.; Jha, S.; Jones, S.; Jowett, J.; Kangas, A.J.; Kasturiratne, A.; Kato, N.; Kotea, N.; Kowlessur, S.; Pitkäniemi, J.; Punjabi, P.; Saleheen, D.; Schafmayer, C.; Soininen, P.; Tai, E.S.; Thorand, B.; Tuomilehto, J.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Kyrtopoulos, S.A.; Aitman, T.J.; Herder, C.; Hampe, J.; Cauchi, S.; Relton, C.L.; Froguel, P.; Soong, R.; Vineis, P.; Jarvelin, M.R.; Scott, J.; Grallert, H.; Bollati, V.; Elliott, P.; McCarthy, M.I.; Kooner, J.S. J (The Lancet, Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2015)
    BACKGROUND: Indian Asians, who make up a quarter of the world's population, are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. We investigated whether DNA methylation is associated with future type 2 diabetes incidence in ...
  • Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity 
    Whal, S.; Drong, A.; Lehne, B.; Loh, M.; Scott, W.R.; Kunze, S.; Tsai, P.C.; Ried, J.S.; Zhang, W.; Yang, Y.; Tan, S.; Fiorito, G.; Franke, L.; Guarrera, S.; Kasela, S.; Kriebel, J.; Richmond, R.C.; Adamo, M.; Afzal, U.; Ala-Korpela, M.; Albeetti, B.; Ammerpohl, O.; Apperley, J.F.; Beekman, M.; Bertazzi, P.A.; Black, S.L.; Blancher, C.; Bonder, M.J.; Brosch, M.; Carstensen-Kirberg, M.; de Craen, A.J.; de Lusignan, S.; Dehghan, A.; Elkalaawy, M.; Fischer, K.; Franco, O.H.; Gaunt, T.R.; Hampe, J.; Hashemi, M.; Isaacs, A.; Jenkinson, A.; Jha, S.; Kato, N.; Krogh, V.; Laffan, M.; Meisinger, C.; Meitinger, T.; Mok, Z.Y.; Motta, V.; Ng, H.K.; Nikolakopoulou, Z.; Nteliopoulos, G.; Panico, S.; Pervjakova, N.; Prokisch, H.; Rathmann, W.; Roden, M.; Rota, F.; Rozario, M.A.; Sandling, J.K.; Schafmayer, C.; Schramm, K.; Siebert, R.; Slagboom, P.E.; Soininen, P.; Stolk, L.; Strauch, K.; Tai, E.S.; Tarantini, L.; Thorand, B.; Tigchelaar, E.F.; Tumino, R.; Uitterlinden, A.G.; van Duijn, C.; van Meurs, J.B.; Vineis, P.; Wickremasinghe, A.R.; Wijmenga, C.; Yang, T.P.; Yuan, W.; Zhernakova, A.; Batterham, R.L.; Smith, G.D.; Deloukas, P.; Heijmans, B.T.; Herder, C.; Hofman, A.; Lindgren, C.M.; Milani, L.; van der Harst, P.; Peters, A.; Illig, T.; Relton, C.L.; Waldenberger, M.; Järvelin, M.R.; Bollati, V.; Soong, R.; Spector, T.D.; Scott, J.; McCarthy, M.I.; Elliott, P.; Bell, J.T.; Matullo, G.; Gieger, C.; Kooner, J.S.; Grallert, H.; Chambers, J.C. (Nature Publishing Group, 2017)
    Approximately 1.5 billion people worldwide are overweight or affected by obesity, and are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and related metabolic and inflammatory disturbances. Although the ...
  • Erectile dysfunction among male patients diagnosed with schizophrenia being treated with antipsychotic medication, and the impact on quality of life 
    Rowel, W. W. J. S. M .; Liyange, U. L. N. S.; Hewawitharana, U. H.; Dayabandara, M.; Rodrigo, A. (Sri Lanka College of Psychiatrists, 2018)
    INTRODUCTION:Erectile dysfunction is a distressing side effect of antipsychotics, which leads to poor medication compliance and poor quality of life. There is a scarcity of studies on antipsychotic-induced sexual dysfunction ...
  • Erythema induratum (of Bazin) in a patient with endometrial tuberculosis 
    de Silva, H.J.; Goonetilleke, A.K.; de Silva, N.R.; Amarasekera, L.R.; Jayawickrama, U.S. (BMJ Publishing Group, 1988)
    We report erythema induratum in a patient who was found to have active endometrial tuberculosis. This case report emphasizes the importance of an exhaustive search for active tuberculosis in patients with erythema induratum, ...
  • Erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes in patients with cataract 
    Chandrasena, L.G.; Chackrewarthy, S.; Perera, P.T.; de Silva, D. (Institute for Clinical Science., 2006)
    The pathogenesis of cataract has been found to be influenced by a number of factors including oxidative stress. Catalase, glutathione peroxidase (GPX), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) are some of the antioxidant enzymes ...
  • Esophageal motility, vagal function and gastroesophageal reflux in a cohort of adult asthmatics 
    Amarasiri, D.L.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Dassanayake, A.S.; de Silva, A.P.; Ranasinha, C.D.; de Silva, H.J. (BioMed Central, 2012)
    BACKGROUND: Asthmatics are known to have esophageal hypomotility. Vagal hypofunction and prolonged intra-esophageal acidification cause esophageal hypomotility. The contribution of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) and vagal ...
  • Established, emerging and potential parasitic zoonoses in Sri Lanka 
    Abeyewickreme, W.; de Wijesundara, M.; Weerasooriya, M.V.; Naotunne, T.de S.; de Silva, N.R.; Ismail, M.M.; Dissanaike, A.S. (Elsevier, 1998)
    No abstract available
  • Establishing the sri lanka clinical trials registry 
    Ranawaka, U.K.; Goonaratna, C. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009)
    Recognizing the need for a national body for trial registration, the Sri Lanka Medical Association took up the challenge of setting up the Sri Lanka Clinical Trials Registry. The registry was established in November 2006, ...
  • Establishment of a colony of Phlebotomus argentipes under laboratory conditions and morphometric variation between wild-caught and laboratory-reared populations. 
    Wijerathna, T.; Gunathilaka, N.; Gunawardena, K. (Hindawi Pub. Corp., 2020)
    ABSTRACT:The field-based studies on sand flies are not adequate to uncover information required for the control of the leishmaniasis through reduction of vector populations. Therefore, establishment and maintenance of ...
  • The establishment of a population-specific reference value for the ruler drop test for the clinical assessment of reaction time 
    Rajapaksha, S.; Kitulwatte, I.; Senarathne, U.; Edirisinghe, A.; Perera, P. (Elsevier, 2023)
    BACKGROUND: Reaction time (RT) is the interval between a stimulus and an appropriate voluntary response in an individual. Alcohol is known to result in delayed RT. In Sri Lanka, an alleged drunken driver is legally subjected ...

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