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  1. Frequency of Consumption of Food Groups and Cardio-Metabolic Risk Factors: A Genetically Informative Twin Study in Sri Lanka
  2. Environmental fluoride exposure and implications on potential pediatric kidney health risks: an approach with urinary biomarkers
  3. [Case Report] Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Haemoperitoneum with Tumour Rupture
  4. [Case Report] Clear Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary with Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Haemoperitoneum with Tumour Perforation
  5. The Effect of Salacia Reticulata Extract Biscuits on Blood Sugar Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Two-Period, Two-Sequence, Crossover, Randomized, Triple-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial
  6. Incidence of serum sickness following Indian polyvalent antivenom therapy in a cohort of snake-envenomed patients in rural Sri Lanka
  7. Successful early plasma exchange therapy in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis due to hyperacute liver failure; A case report and review of published cases.
  8. Body mass index and implications for pediatric kidney health: a cross-sectional study with urinary biomarkers
  9. Community-based alcohol education intervention (THEATRE) study to reduce harmful effects of alcohol in rural Sri Lanka: design and adaptation of a mixed-methods stepped wedge cluster randomised control trial
  10. Natural disaster and risk preferences: evidence from Sri Lankan twins
  11. Environmental heat exposure and implications on renal health of pediatric communities in the dry climatic zone of Sri Lanka: An approach with urinary biomarkers.
  12. Approach to Study the Efficacy and Safety of New Complementary and Alternative Medicine Formulations: Lesson during COVID-19 from Sri Lanka
  13. Does snake envenoming cause chronic kidney disease? A cohort study in rural Sri Lanka
  14. Comparison of bedside clotting tests for detecting venom-induced consumption coagulopathy following Sri Lankan viper envenoming
  15. Long-term health effects perceived by snakebite patients in rural Sri Lanka: A cohort study
  16. Demographic, exposure, clinical, biochemical and diagnostic data of febrile patients recruited for the largest field study on leptospirosis in Sri Lanka
  17. Selected Liver Markers in Predicting the Severity of Organophosphate and Carbamate Poisoning
  18. Urinary biomarkers indicate pediatric renal injury among rural farming communities in Sri Lanka
  19. The aetiological relationship between depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life: A population-based twin study in Sri Lanka
  20. Early indications on pediatric renal injury: Evidence from biomarkers; Kidney injury molecule-1 and Neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin.
  21. Indian Polyvalent Antivenom Accelerates Recovery From Venom-Induced Consumption Coagulopathy (VICC) in Sri Lankan Russell’s Viper (Daboia russelii) Envenoming
  22. Educational attainment of same-sex and opposite-sex dizygotic twins: An individual-level pooled study of 19 twin cohorts
  23. Relationship between CRP and depression: a genetically sensitive study in Sri Lanka
  24. Measuring Responsive Feeding in Sri Lanka: Development of the Responsive Feeding Practices Assessment Tool
  25. Correction: 12 Novel clonal groups of Leptospira infecting humans in multiple contrasting epidemiological contexts in Sri Lanka
  26. Occupational Paraquat and Glyphosate Exposure May Decline Renal Functions among Rural Farming Communities in Sri Lanka
  27. 12 Novel clonal groups of Leptospira infecting humans in multiple contrasting epidemiological contexts in Sri Lanka
  28. Associations Between Anxiety Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life: A Population-Based Twin Study in Sri Lanka
  29. Ultrasound Based Radiomics Features of Chronic Kidney Disease
  30. The Utility of Novel Renal Biomarkers in Assessment of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu): A Review
  31. Posttraumatic stress and co-occurrence of mental health problems in Sri Lankan adolescents
  32. Time delays in treatment of snakebite patients in rural Sri Lanka and the need for rapid diagnostic tests
  33. Features of Covid-19 patients detected during community screening: A study from a rural hospital in Sri Lanka.
  34. Bites by snakes of lesser medical importance in a cohort of snakebite patients from rural Sri Lanka
  35. 12 Novel Clonal Groups of Leptospira Infecting Humans in Multiple Contrasting Epidemiological Contexts in Sri Lanka
  36. Hydroxychloroquine for post-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 among naval personnel in Sri Lanka: study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial
  37. Hydroxychloroquine for Post-Exposure Prophylaxis of COVID-19 among naval personnel in Sri Lanka: study protocol for a randomized, controlled trial
  38. A case series of distal renal tubular acidosis, Southeast Asian ovalocytosis and metabolic bone disease
  39. Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment: an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts
  40. The Sri Lankan twin registry biobank: South Asia's first twin biobank
  41. Genetic Overlap Between Type 2 Diabetes and Depression in a Sri Lankan Population Twin Sample
  42. Does the metabolic syndrome exist? The identification of cardio-metabolic profiles in a South Asian population study
  43. How context matters: Demonstrating microgeographical differences in social capital and its implications for mental wellbeing in pregnancy with a novel bubble diagram technique
  44. Body image perception and body dissatisfaction among rural Sri Lankan adolescents; do they have a better understanding about their weight?
  45. The relationship between independent and dependent life events and depression symptoms in Sri Lanka: a twin and singleton study
  46. Study protocol: characterising the clinical, epidemiological and aetiological aspects of leptospirosis in Sri Lanka: a hospital based clinico-epidemiological study
  47. A qualitative exploration of rural and semi-urban Sri Lankan men’s alcohol consumption
  48. The CODATwins Project: The Current Status and Recent Findings of COllaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins
  49. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Responsive Feeding in Rural Sri Lanka (A Qualitative Study)
  50. Development and validation of the Social Capital Assessment Tool in pregnancy for Maternal Health in Low and middle income countries (LSCAT-MH)
  51. Severe coagulopathy in Merrem's hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) envenoming unresponsive to fresh frozen plasma: A case report
  52. Genomic and Epidemiological Evidence of a Dominant Panton-Valentine Leucocidin-Positive Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Lineage in Sri Lanka and Presence Among Isolates From the United Kingdom and Australia
  53. Long-term Effects of Snake Envenoming
  54. A novel ultrasound technique to detect early chronic kidney disease
  55. Genomic and epidemiological evidence of a dominant Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus lineage in Sri Lanka with spread to the United Kingdom and Australia
  56. Sub-clinical neuromuscular dysfunction after envenoming by Merrem’s hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale)
  57. The association between emotional eating and depressive symptoms: a population-based twin study in Sri Lanka
  58. A low GLP-1 response among patients treated for acute organophosphate and carbamate poisoning: a comparative cross-sectional study from an agrarian region of Sri Lanka
  59. Family functioning, trauma exposure and PTSD: A cross sectional study
  60. Short-term glucose dysregulation following acute poisoning with organophosphorus insecticides but not herbicides, carbamate or pyrethroid insecticides in South Asia
  61. Agreement between subjective and objective measures of sleep duration in a low-middle income country setting
  62. Hyponatraemia and seizures in Merrem’s hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) envenoming: a case report
  63. Early renal damage among children living in the region of highest burden of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka
  64. A novel ultrasound technique to detect early chronic kidney disease
  65. Tuberculosis induced autoimmune haemolytic anaemia: a systematic review to find out common clinical presentations, investigation findings and the treatment options
  66. Morphological and clinical findings in Sri Lankan patients with chronic kidney disease of unknown cause (CKDu): Similarities and differences with Mesoamerican Nephropathy
  67. Kidney Diseases in Agricultural Communities: A Case Against Heat-Stress Nephropathy
  68. The Colombo Twin and Singleton Follow-up Study: a population based twin study of psychiatric disorders and metabolic syndrome in Sri Lanka
  69. ‘We lost because of his drunkenness’: the social processes linking alcohol use to self-harm in the context of daily life stress in marriages and intimate relationships in rural Sri Lanka
  70. Education in Twins and Their Parents Across Birth Cohorts Over 100 years: An Individual-Level Pooled Analysis of 42-Twin Cohorts
  71. Strategies for developing sustainable health research capacity in low and middle-income countries: a prospective, qualitative study investigating the barriers and enablers to locally led clinical trial conduct in Ethiopia, Cameroon and Sri Lanka
  72. Pharmacology education and antibiotic self-medication among medical students: a cross-sectional study
  73. Social capital and health during pregnancy; an in-depth exploration from rural Sri Lanka
  74. Differences in genetic and environmental variation in adult BMI by sex, age, time period, and region: an individual-based pooled analysis of 40 twin cohorts
  75. Genetic and other risk factors for suicidal ideation and the relationship with depression
  76. Does the sex of one’s co-twin affect height and BMI in adulthood? A study of dizygotic adult twins from 31 cohorts
  77. Regulation of herbal medicine use based on speculation? A case from Sri Lanka
  78. Body image construct of Sri Lankan adolescents
  79. Dengue fever and ionized calcium levels: significance of detecting hypocalcaemia to predict severity of dengue
  80. Availability of essential medicines in selected public, primary and secondary health care institutions of a rural Sri Lankan district: a spot survey
  81. Genetic and environmental influences on adult human height across birth cohorts from 1886 to 1994
  82. Clinical and Pharmacological Investigation of Myotoxicity in Sri Lankan Russell’s Viper (Daboia russelii) Envenoming
  83. Reverse osmosis plant maintenance and efficacy in chronic kidney disease endemic region in Sri Lanka
  84. Chronic interstitial nephritis in agricultural communities: a worldwide epidemic with social, occupational and environmental determinants
  85. Urinary Biomarkers KIM-1 and NGAL for Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) among Agricultural Communities in Sri Lanka
  86. Arterial stiffness & Sri Lankan chronic kidney disease of unknown origin
  87. Drug utilization, prescription errors and potential drug-drug interactions: an experience in rural Sri Lanka
  88. Fatal poisoning with plant growth regulator – chlormequat
  89. From organophosphate poisoning to diabetes mellitus: The incretin effect
  90. Hair sampling to assess organophosphates
  91. Exploring beyond norms: social capital of pregnant women in Sri Lanka as a factor influencing health
  92. Exertional heat stroke in a young military trainee: is it preventable?
  93. A case of severe zinc phosphide poisoning
  94. Neurotoxicity in Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming in Sri Lanka: a clinical and neurophysiological study
  95. Neuromuscular Effects of Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus) Envenoming in Sri Lanka
  96. Young woman with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax: a case report
  97. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the diabetes epidemic in countries in the WHO South-East Asia region
  98. Promoting research in periphery and improving transparency in scientific evaluation process.
  99. Social capital; A link towards health and wellbeing among minority pregnant women?
  100. Assessment of legibility and completeness of prescriptions dispensed at State Pharmaceutical Corporation, Anuradhapura
  101. Medical students’ perception on online learning facilitation
  102. Zygosity Differences in Height and Body Mass Index of Twins From Infancy to Old Age: A Study of the CODATwins Project
  103. The prevalence and correlates of alcohol use and alcohol use disorders: a population based study in Colombo, Sri Lanka
  104. Simultaneous exposure to multiple heavy metals and glyphosate may contribute to Sri Lankan agricultural nephropathy
  105. The CODATwins Project: The Cohort Description of Collaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins to Study Macro-Environmental Variation in Genetic and Environmental Effects on Anthropometric Traits
  106. Recurrent Guillain-Barre Syndrome- A Case Report
  107. Common mental disorders among adult members of ‘left-behind’ international migrant worker families in Sri Lanka
  108. Changes in mental disorder prevalence among conflict-affected populations: a prospective study in Sri Lanka (COMRAID-R)
  109. Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants
  110. Measurement of social capital in relation to health in low and middle income countries (LMIC): A systematic review
  111. Phosphate fertilizer is a main source of arsenic in areas affected with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka
  112. Dynamics of resilience in forced migration: a 1-year follow-up study of longitudinal associations with mental health in a conflict-affected, ethnic Muslim population
  113. Letter to the Editor
  114. Presence of arsenic in Sri Lankan rice
  115. Glyphosate and mysterious kidney disease
  116. A case series of necrotizing pneumonia due to community acquired MRSA
  117. Informatics to support patient choice between diverse medical systems
  118. An investigation into the role of alcohol in self-harm in rural Sri Lanka: a protocol for a multimethod, qualitative study
  119. Trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychiatric disorders in a middle-income setting: prevalence and comorbidity
  120. Importance of Arsenic and pesticides in epidemic chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka
  121. Viper bites complicate chronic agrochemical nephropathy in rural Sri Lanka
  122. Emergence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka 2008-2011
  123. Impact of Economic Labour Migration: A Qualitative Exploration of Left-Behind Family Member Perspectives in Sri Lanka
  124. Understanding the investigators: a qualitative study investigating the barriers and enablers to the implementation of local investigator-initiated clinical trials in Ethiopia
  125. A difficult beginning
  126. Clinical trials in Sri Lanka: new Act at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry?
  127. Incidence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in the district of Colombo
  128. First Authenticated Case of Sri Lankan Flying Snake (Chrysopelea taprobanica) Bite
  129. Impact of exposure to conflict, tsunami and mental disorders on school absenteeism: findings from a national sample of Sri Lankan children aged 12–17 years
  130. Prolonged Internal Displacement and Common Mental Disorders in Sri Lanka: The COMRAID Study
  131. Diabetes Mellitus: Glucose Control
  132. Issues in clinical trials in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
  133. “We lost all we had in a second”: coping with grief and loss after a natural disaster
  134. The Sri Lankan Twin Registry: 2012 Update
  135. Thyroid Diseases
  136. Private medical education in Sri Lanka
  137. Clinical Trials Have Gone Global: Is This a Good Thing?
  138. Genetic and Environmental Etiology of Nicotine Use in Sri Lankan Male Twins
  139. Cardiac dysfunction in the CABG patient
  140. Psychosocial and Ethical Response to Disasters: A SWOT Analysis of Post-Tsunami Disaster Management in Sri Lanka
  141. Acute Myocardial Infarction following a possible direct intravenous bite of Russell's viper (Daboia russelli)
  142. Psychological distress among university students
  143. Research ethics from a developing world perspective. - Athula Sumathipala & Sisira Siribaddana
  144. Qualitative research
  145. Reducing the scarcity in mental health research from low and middle income countries: A success story from Sri Lanka
  146. Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Overlap Between Psychological, Fatigue and Somatic Symptoms: A Twin Study in Sri Lanka
  147. Aetiology of fatigue in Sri Lanka and its overlap with depression
  148. Epidemiology and symptomatology of depression in Sri Lanka: A cross-sectional population-based survey in Colombo District
  149. Understanding of research: a Sri Lankan perspective
  150. Environmental exposures and their genetic or environmental contribution to depression and fatigue: a twin study in Sri Lanka
  151. Prevalence of Suicidal Ideation in Sri Lanka
  152. Genetic and environmental contributions to depression in Sri Lanka
  153. Quantitative ultrasound of bone and calcium intake in suburban males in Sri Lanka
  154. Understanding the explanatory model of the patient on their medically unexplained symptoms and its implication on treatment development research: a Sri Lanka Study
  155. Cognitive-behavioural therapy v. structured care for medically unexplained symptoms: randomised controlled trial
  156. Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (CoTASS): A description of a population based twin study of mental disorders in Sri Lanka
  157. Informed consent in Sri Lanka: A survey among ethics committee members
  158. Completed Suicide among Sinhalese in Sri Lanka: A Psychological Autopsy Study
  159. Ethics Review Committee approval and informed consent: an analysis of biomedical publications originating from Sri Lanka
  160. RCT of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in active suicidal ideation-as feasibility study in Sri Lanka
  161. Update From Sri Lankan Twin Registry: Establishment of a Population-Based Twin Register and Ongoing Project on Common Mental Disorders, Alcohol Abuse and Suicidal Ideations
  162. Update From Sri Lankan Twin Registry: Establishment of a Population-Based Twin Register and Ongoing Project on Common Mental Disorders, Alcohol Abuse and Suicidal Ideations
  163. Management of dead bodies as a component of psychosocial interventions after the tsunami: A view from Sri Lanka
  164. Research and clinical ethics after the tsunami: Sri Lanka
  165. Sri Lanka after the tsunami
  166. Under-representation of developing countries in the research literature: ethical issues arising from a survey of five leading medical journals
  167. Revisiting “Freely Given Informed Consent” in Relation to the Developing World: Role of an Ombudsman
  168. Hope of prevention training in South Asia
  169. Do Patients Volunteer Their Life Weariness and Suicidal Ideations? A Sri Lankan Study
  170. Culture-bound syndromes: the story of dhat syndrome
  171. Research Ethics from a Developing World PerspectiveAthula Sumathipala and Sisira Siribaddana (2003). Sri Lankan Twin Registry. Colombo,Vijitha Yapa Publications. 63 pp., ISBN 955-8095-27-3. Paperback
  172. Capacity building through multi-disciplinary research: a report from Sri Lanka
  173. Challenges in Recruiting Older Twins for the Sri Lankan Twin Registry
  174. Challenges in Recruiting Older Twins for the Sri Lankan Twin Registry
  175. Sri Lankan Twin Registry
  176. Sri Lankan Twin Registry
  177. Increasing diabetes and vascular risk factors in a sub-urban Sri Lankan population
  178. Feasibility of Using Different Approaches for Recruiting Younger Twins to Establish a Population Based Twin Register in Sri Lanka
  179. Feasibility of Using Different Approaches for Recruiting Younger Twins to Establish a Population Based Twin Register in Sri Lanka
  180. Establishing a twin register in Sri Lanka
  181. Establishing a twin register in Sri Lanka
  182. Cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary validation of a zygosity determination questionnaire for twins in Sri Lanka
  183. Establishing a twin register in Sri Lanka
  184. Long-term complications in newly diagnosed Sri Lankan patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
  185. Toluene Diisocyanate Exposure in a Glove Manufacturing Plant
  186. Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia Responding to Anti-Tuberculous Treatment
  187. Emphysematous pyelonephritis.
  188. Impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus in a suburban Sri Lankan community.
  189. Tuberculous pericarditis
  190. The prevalence of macrovascular disease and lipid abnormalities amongst diabetic patients in Sri Lanka.
  191. Culture Bound Syndromes