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  • Anal incontinence during postpartum period: a community based cross sectional study 
    Rajeshkannnan, N.; Pathmeswaran, A. (College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, 2009)
    INTRODUCTION: Anal incontinence is regarded as the "unvoiced symptom". It has a negative impact on the quality of life of the sufferer. The commonest cause in women in the reproductive age group is child birth and it is ...
  • Analysis of nutritional status and factors associated with undernutrition in children aged 6-59 months in a rural area of Sri Lanka 
    Samarasekara, G.S.; Mettananda, S.; Punchihewa, P. (Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians, 2019)
    OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and factors associated with undernutrition in children aged 6-59 months in a rural area of Sri Lanka. METHOD: A community-based, cross-sectional study was carried out among children ...
  • Anti-tuberculosis drug inducd hepatitis:a Sri Lankan experience 
    Senaratne, W.V.; Pinidiyapathirage, M.J.; Perera, G.A.M.H.E.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2006)
    OBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence of anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug induced hepatitis (AIH) in Sri Lankan patients, determine risk factors of AIH, and to address management options in AIH. DESIGN: A prospective study. SETTING: ...
  • Carer burden in dementia 
    Kuruppuarachchi, K.A.L.A.; Lawrence, T.S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2006)
    Comment on: Efficacy of rivastigmine on activities of daily living in Sri Lankan patients with Alzheimer disease and on improving caregiver burden: a prospective study.(Ceylon Med J. 2005; 50(3):106-9)
  • 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. ...
  • 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 ...
  • Coconut fats 
    Amarasiri, W.A.D.L.; Dissanayake, A.S. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2006)
    In many areas of Sri Lanka the coconut tree and its products have for centuries been an integral part of life, and it has come to be called the "Tree of life". However, in the last few decades, the relationship between ...
  • Correlates of serum homocysteine in a Sri Lankan population 
    Chackrewarthy, S.; Wijayasinghe, Y.S.; Gunasekera, D.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Kato, N. (American Association For Clinical Chemistry, 2010)
    Correlates of total serum homocysteine concentration in a Sri Lankan population BACKGROUND: Hyperhomocysteinemia, a possible risk factor for vascular disease occurs at a higher prevalence in South Asian countries. Serum ...
  • Deciphering Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown etiology in Sri Lanka 
    Redmon, J.H.; Elledge, M.F.; Wanigasuriya, K.P.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Levine, K.E. (RTI Press, 2016)
  • Defecation Disorders in Children: epidemiology and risk factors 
    Rajindrajith, S. (Author Publication, 2015)
  • Descriptive study of chronic calcific pancreatitis in Sri Lanka 
    de Silva, M.; Selliah, S.; Thabrew, I. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2005)
    OBJECTIVES: To describe the potential risk factors, clinical features, biochemical and radiological features, and management of chronic calcific pancreatitis. DESIGN: Cross-sectional descriptive study. SETTING: Tertiary ...
  • Determination of risk factors and development of mathematical models to forecast case incidence of dengue in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. 
    Withanage, G. P. W. K. (University of Kelaniya, 2019)
    ABSTRACT: Dengue is one of the most important mosquito-borne viral infection in Sri Lanka and the disease is caused by any of the four antigenically distinct Dengue Viruses (DENV). Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) and Ae. albopictus ...
  • A Diagnostic scoring model for Leptospirosis in resource limited settings 
    Rajapakse, S.; Weeratunga, P.; Niloofa, R.; Fernando, N.; de Silva, N.L.; Rodrigo, C.; Maduranga, S.; Nandasiri, N.; Premawansa, S.; Karunanayake, L.; de Silva, H.J.; Handunnetti, S. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
    Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infection with significant morbidity and mortality. The clinical presentation of leptospirosis is known to mimic the clinical profile of other prevalent tropical fevers. Laboratory confirmation ...
  • Differences in ischaemic and haemorrhagic strokes in Sri Lanka: 7-year data from the Ragama Stroke Registry 
    Ranawaka, U.; Peiris, A.; Thirumavalavan, K.; Premawansa, G.; Kasturiratne, A. (American Academy of Neurology & Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015)
    OBJECTIVE:We sought to describe the differences in stroke characteristics of patients with ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke attending a Sri Lankan tertiary care hospital. BACKGROUND:The burden of stroke in South Asia is ...
  • Do schools promote violence in Sri lanka? 
    Fernando, A.D. (Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2004)
    No Abstract Available
  • Do traditional risk factors for knee osteoarthritis predict pain flares in knee osteoarthritis?. 
    Atukorala, I.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Chang, T.; Zhang, Y.; Hunter, D.J. (BMJ Publishing, 2016)
    BACKGROUND: Knee pain is the main cause of disability and reduced function in knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Though knee pain in osteoarthritis was previously perceived as a chronic condition it is now established that KOA ...
  • Effects of socio-economic and socio-cultural risk factors on low malaria transmission in Mannar and Trincomalee Districts of Sri Lanka 
    Gunathilaka, P.A.D.H.N.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Ranathunge, R.M.T.B.; Hapugoda, M.D.; Wickremasinghe, A.R. (University of Kelaniya, 2014)
    The socio-economic and socio-cultural practices of the people differ between communities and play an important role in malaria control operations. The present study was conducted to assess the influence of household ...
  • Epidemiology and factors associated with amoebic liver abscess in Northern Sri Lanka 
    Kannathasan, S.; Murugananthan, A.; Kumanan, T.; de Silva, N.R.; Rajeshkannan, N.; Haque, R.; Iddawela, D. (BioMed Central, 2018)
    BACKGROUND: Clinically diagnosed amoebic liver abscess (ALA) caused by Entamoeba histolytica has been an important public health problem in Jaffna district, northern Sri Lanka for last three decades. In order to draw up a ...
  • 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 ...
  • Evaluating spatiotemporal dynamics of snakebite in Sri Lanka: Monthly incidence mapping from a national representative survey sample 
    Ediriweera, D.S.; Kasturiratne, A.; Pathmeswaran, A.; Gunawardena, N.K.; Jayamanne, S.F.; Murray, K.; Iwamura, T.; Isbister, G.; Dawson, A.; Lalloo, D.G.; de Silva, H.J.; Diggle, P.J. (Public Library of Science, 2021)
    BACKGROUND: Snakebite incidence shows both spatial and temporal variation. However, no study has evaluated spatiotemporal patterns of snakebites across a country or region in detail. We used a nationally representative ...

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