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  1. Biomarkers of Pre‐ COPD Lung Function Trajectories in Middle Age: A Prospective Study From 1st to 6th Decade

    Article • Respirology, July 2026, Wiley

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  2. Global prevalence of dyspnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • BMC Pulmonary Medicine, May 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  3. Response to “Letter to the Editors” regarding “Ten-year exposure to household air pollution is associated with obstructive sleep apnoea”

    Article • Environmental Research, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  4. P046 Symptom subtypes of obstructive sleep apnoea determined using latent class analysis have distinct comorbidity profiles

    Article • SLEEP Advances, October 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  5. Ten-year exposure to household air pollution is associated with obstructive sleep apnoea

    Article • Environmental Research, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  6. Multiple at-risk groups have lower lung function during the grass pollen season

    Article • Allergology International, July 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  7. Early‐to‐Midlife Body Mass Index Trajectories and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Risk 10 Years Later

    Article • Respirology, February 2025, Wiley

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  8. Associations between life-course FEV1/FVC trajectories and respiratory symptoms up to middle age: analysis of data from two prospective cohort studies

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  9. Risk factors for antenatal anxiety: a cross-sectional study in field antenatal clinics in Sri Lanka

    Article • BMJ Open, October 2024, BMJ

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  10. Late Breaking Abstract - Long-term household air pollution profiles and novel cough subclasses in a middle-aged Australian cohort.

    Article • September 2024, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  11. Earlt-to-midlife body mass index trajectories and obstructive sleep apnoea

    Article • September 2024, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  12. Some middle age biomarkers can identify impaired lifetime lung function trajectories: a prospective study from 1st to 6th decade

    Article • September 2024, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  13. Use of oral moist tobacco (snus) in puberty and its association with asthma in the population-based RHINESSA study

    Article • BMJ Open Respiratory Research, July 2024, BMJ

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  14. Association of novel adult cough subclasses with clinical characteristics and lung function across six decades of life in a prospective, community-based cohort in Australia: an analysis of the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study (TAHS)

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  15. Insomnia is associated with low FEV1 and FEV1/FVC: RHINESSA study

    Article • Sleep Medicine, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  16. Insomnia and potential risk factors during pregnancy

    Article • Sri Lanka Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, November 2023, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  17. Longitudinal risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review

    Article • Sleep Medicine Reviews, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  18. Associations of early life and childhood risk factors with obstructive sleep apnoea in middle‐age

    Article • Respirology, September 2023, Wiley

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  19. Association of physical activity and BMI on sleep disordered breathing and sleep related symptoms.

    Article • September 2023, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  20. Sleep-related symptoms among asthmatics in the RHINESSA study

    Article • September 2023, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  21. Association of antenatal anxiety disorders with antenatal comorbidities and adverse pregnancy outcomes among clinic attendees at a tertiary-care hospital in Sri Lanka

    Article • Heliyon, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  22. Association of helminth infestation with childhood asthma: a nested case-control study

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  23. Lifetime spirometry patterns of obstruction and restriction, and their risk factors and outcomes: a prospective cohort study

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna, David Johns

  24. Longitudinal Sleep Study in Pregnancy: Cohort Profile and Prevalence and Risk Factors for Sleep Symptoms in the First Trimester

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  25. Evaluation in Sri Lanka

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  26. Validation of the Sinhala Berlin and STOP-Bang questionnaires to detect obstructive sleep apnoea risk among antenatal women in Sri Lanka

    Article • Journal of the Ceylon College of Physicians, December 2022, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  27. P092 Risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea: A scoping review of systematic reviews

    Article • SLEEP Advances, October 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  28. Lung function and sleep disorder in general population: RHINESA study

    Article • September 2022, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  29. Preliminary survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices among nurses regarding seasonal influenza and influenza vaccination

    Article • Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, April 2021, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  30. Association of <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> nasal colonisation and mobile phone contamination in a Sri Lankan hospital

    Article • Ceylon Medical Journal, December 2020, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  31. The association between traffic-related air pollution and obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review

    Article • Sleep Medicine Reviews, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  32. Sinhala translation of the Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale: a valid and reliable tool to detect anxiety disorders among antenatal women

    Article • BMC Psychiatry, July 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  33. Sinhala translation of Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale: A valid and reliable tool to detect anxiety among pregnant women

    Article • March 2020, Research Square

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  34. Nocturnal symptoms perceived as asthma are associated with obstructive sleep apnoea risk, but not bronchial hyper‐reactivity

    Article • Respirology, May 2019, Wiley

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  35. Detecting sleep apnoea syndrome in primary care with screening questionnaires and the Epworth sleepiness scale

    Article • The Medical Journal of Australia, May 2019, Australasian Medical Publishing Co. Pty Ltd. (AMPCo)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  36. Association Between Lifetime Lung Function Trajectories and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in the Middle Age

    Article • May 2019, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  37. Comparison of apnoea–hypopnoea index and oxygen desaturation index when identifying obstructive sleep apnoea using type‐4 sleep studies

    Article • Journal of Sleep Research, December 2018, Wiley

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  38. The effect of surgical weight loss on obstructive sleep apnoea: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Sleep Medicine Reviews, December 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  39. Prediction models for the development of COPD: a systematic review

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, June 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Professor Christine F McDonald, Peter Sly, Dr Gayan Bowatte, Dr Jennifer Perret, Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  40. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus contamination of phlebotomy tourniquets and faucets

    Article • Ceylon Medical Journal, March 2018, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  41. Physiological markers and multimorbidity

    Article • Journal of Comorbidity, January 2018, SAGE Publications

    Gustavo Ferreira, Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  42. Validity of the Berlin questionnaire in detecting obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Sleep Medicine Reviews, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  43. Diagnostic utility of STOPBang and berlin questionnaires for middle‐aged Australians

    Article • Journal of Sleep Research, October 2017, Wiley

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  44. Effect of bariatric surgery on obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic review

    Article • Journal of Sleep Research, October 2017, Wiley

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  45. The association of obstructive sleep apnoea with bronchial hyper‐reactivity, current asthma and nocturnal symptoms

    Article • Journal of Sleep Research, October 2017, Wiley

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  46. Prediction models for the development of COPD: a systematic review

    Article • September 2017, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  47. Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in the general population: A systematic review

    Article • Sleep Medicine Reviews, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  48. Current evidence on prevalence and clinical outcomes of co-morbid obstructive sleep apnea and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review

    Article • Sleep Medicine Reviews, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  49. Sleep apnoea in Australian men: disease burden, co-morbidities, and correlates from the Australian longitudinal study on male health

    Article • BMC Public Health, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  50. The difference in amount of physical activity performed by children with and without asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Asthma, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  51. Sexual abuses of left-behind children of migrant women: community-perceived vulnerabilities and barriers in prevention

    Article • International Journal of Migration Health and Social Care, December 2015, Emerald

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  52. Street children in Colombo: What brings them to and sustains them on the streets?

    Article • Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, May 2013, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  53. Risk behaviour of street children in Colombo

    Article • Ceylon Medical Journal, September 2012, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  54. Self-perceived burden of childcare on mother-substitutes of children of migrant women

    Article • Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, August 2012, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  55. Left-behind children of migrant women: Difficulties encountered and strengths demonstrated

    Article • Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health, June 2012, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  56. Mental health status and risk factors for mental health problems in left-behind children of women migrant workers in Sri Lanka

    Article • Ceylon Medical Journal, December 2011, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna

  57. Sinhala translation of child behaviour checklist: validity and reliability

    Article • Ceylon Medical Journal, December 2008, Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL)

    Dr Chamara Visanka Senaratna