1.
Prevalence and risk factors for resistant hypertension among hypertensive patients from a developing country
WA Nuwan
Kumara,
Thisara
Perera,
Mekhala
Dissanayake,
Priyanga
Ranasinghe,
Godwin
R
Constantine
BMC Research Notes 2013, 6 :373 (21 September 2013)
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2.
Relationship between Body mass index (BMI) and body fat percentage, estimated by bioelectrical impedance, in a group of Sri Lankan adults: a cross sectional study
Chathuranga
Ranasinghe,
Prasanna
Gamage,
Prasad
Katulanda,
Nalinda
Andraweera,
Sithira
Thilakarathne,
Praveen
Tharanga
BMC Public Health 2013, 13 :797 (3 September 2013)
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3.
Chronic catatonia treated with electroconvulsive therapy: a case report
Varuni
A
de Silva,
Wickramaarachchige
D
Lakmini,
Heshan
N
Gunawardena,
Raveen
Hanwella
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2013, 7 :219 (23 August 2013)
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4.
Serum IL-10 as a marker of severe dengue infection
Gathsaurie
Malavige,
Laksiri
Gomes,
Lukmall
Alles,
Thashi
Chang,
Maryam
Salimi,
Sachie
Fernando,
Kushan
DL
Nanayakkara,
SD
Jayaratne,
Graham
S
Ogg
BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13 :341 (24 July 2013)
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5.
Multiple physical symptoms in a military population: a cross-sectional study
Varuni
A
de Silva,
Nicholas
ELW
Jayasekera,
Raveen
Hanwella
Annals of General Psychiatry 2013, 12 :24 (17 July 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
6.
Migration of Sri Lankan medical specialists
A Pubudu
De Silva,
Isurujith Kongala
Liyanage,
S Terrance GR
De Silva,
Mahesha
B
Jayawardana,
Chiranthi
K
Liyanage,
Indika
M
Karunathilake
Human Resources for Health 2013, 11 :21 (21 May 2013)
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7.
Low serum total nitrite and nitrate levels in severe leptospirosis
Thilini
Kalugalage,
Chaturaka
Rodrigo,
Thamal
Vithanage,
Pranitha
Somaratne,
H Janaka
De Silva,
Shiroma
Handunnetti,
Senaka
Rajapakse
BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13 :206 (6 May 2013)
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8.
Autosomal dominant hereditary ataxia in Sri Lanka
Dulika
S
Sumathipala,
Gayan
S
Abeysekera,
Rohan
W
Jayasekara,
Chantal
ME
Tallaksen,
Vajira
HW
Dissanayake
BMC Neurology 2013, 13 :39 (1 May 2013)
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9.
Food allergy and anaphylaxis – 2063. Identification of foods causing hypersensitivity/ allergy among school children in two sub-urban schools in Colombo District, Sri Lanka
Y Sarangee
G
Wimalasiri,
RM
Ratnayake,
TDN
Karunaratne,
KKDS
Ranaweera
World Allergy Organization Journal 2013, 6 (Suppl 1):P146 (23 April 2013)
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10.
Hydrogen sulphide inhalational toxicity at a petroleum refinery in Sri Lanka: a case series of seven survivors following an industrial accident and a brief review of medical literature
Mitrakrishnan Chrishan
Shivanthan,
Harshani
Perera,
Saroj
Jayasinghe,
Panduka
Karunanayake,
Thashi
Chang,
Sujatha
Ruwanpathirana,
Nilwala
Jayasinghe,
Yamini
De Silva,
Dinushka
Jayaweerabandara
Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2013, 8 :9 (11 April 2013)
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11.
High dietary diversity is associated with obesity in Sri Lankan adults: an evaluation of three dietary scores
Ranil
Jayawardena,
Nuala
M
Byrne,
Mario
J
Soares,
Prasad
Katulanda,
Bijesh
Yadav,
Andrew
P
Hills
BMC Public Health 2013, 13 :314 (8 April 2013)
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12.
Life threatening intracerebral haemorrhage following saw- scaled viper (Echis carinatus ) envenoming-authenticated case report from Sri Lanka
Chathuranga Lakmal
Fonseka,
Vijayabala
Jeevagan,
Christeine Ariaranee
Gnanathasan
BMC Emergency Medicine 2013, 13 :5 (8 April 2013)
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13.
Learning styles and approaches to learning among medical undergraduates and postgraduates
Lasitha
Samarakoon,
Tharanga
Fernando,
Chaturaka
Rodrigo,
Senaka
Rajapakse
BMC Medical Education 2013, 13 :42 (25 March 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Learning styles of undergraduate and postgraduate students are compared, demonstrating a shift towards deep and strategic learning in the later years of training.
14.
Zinc supplementation in pre-diabetes: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Priyanga
Ranasinghe,
Ranil
Jayawardena,
ASAD
Pigera,
Prasad
Katulanda,
Godwin
R
Constantine,
Priyadarshani
Galappaththy
Trials 2013, 14 :52 (19 February 2013)
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15.
A systematic review of outcome and impact of Master’s in health and health care
Prisca
AC
Zwanikken,
Marjolein
Dieleman,
Dulani
Samaranayake,
Ngozi
Akwataghibe,
Albert
Scherpbier
BMC Medical Education 2013, 13 :18 (7 February 2013)
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16.
Life threatening self starvation; a case report
Chaturaka
Rodrigo,
Thushani
Henegama,
Raveen
Hanwella
BMC Research Notes 2013, 6 :36 (31 January 2013)
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17.
Pancreatitis and myocarditis followed by pulmonary hemorrhage, a rare presentation of leptospirosis- A case report and literature survey
Nuwan
Ranawaka,
Vijayabala
Jeevagan,
Panduka
Karunanayake,
Saroj
Jayasinghe
BMC Infectious Diseases 2013, 13 :38 (24 January 2013)
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18.
Elevated levels of whole blood nickel in a group of Sri Lankan women with endometriosis: a case control study
Nalinda
Silva,
Hemantha
Senanayake,
Vajira
Waduge
BMC Research Notes 2013, 6 :13 (14 January 2013)
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19.
Caregiver strain and symptoms of depression among principal caregivers of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder in Sri Lanka
Chaturaka
Rodrigo,
Tharanga
Fernando,
Senaka
Rajapakse,
Varuni
De Silva,
Raveen
Hanwella
International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2013, 7 :2 (9 January 2013)
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20.
Addressing the relationship between cardiac hypertrophy and ischaemic stroke: an observational study
Chaturaka
Rodrigo,
Sajitha
Weerasinghe,
Vijayabala
Jeevagan,
Senaka
Rajapakse,
Godwin
Constantine
International Archives of Medicine 2012, 5 :32 (15 December 2012)
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21.
Social, cultural and economical determinants of diabetes mellitus in Kalutara district, Sri Lanka: a cross sectional descriptive study
Ambepitiyawaduge
Pubudu De Silva,
Sudirikku Hennadige
Padmal De Silva,
Isurujith Kongala
Liyanage,
Lalini Chandika
Rajapakse,
Kosala Saroj Amarasiri
Jayasinghe,
Prasad
Katulanda,
Chandrika
Wijeratne,
Sumedha
Wijeratne
International Journal for Equity in Health 2012, 11 :76 (13 December 2012)
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22.
Knowledge of prescribed medication information among patients with limited English proficiency in Sri Lanka
Thisara
Perera,
Priyanga
Ranasinghe,
Udeshika
Perera,
Sherin
Perera,
Madura
Adikari,
Saroj
Jayasinghe,
Godwin
R
Constantine
BMC Research Notes 2012, 5 :658 (29 November 2012)
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23.
The manual mycobacteria growth indicator tube and the nitrate reductase assay for the rapid detection of rifampicin resistance of M. Tuberculosis in low resource settings
Chamila
P
Adikaram,
Jennifer
Perera,
Sandya
S
Wijesundera
BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12 :326 (27 November 2012)
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24.
Evaluation of the WHO revised criteria for classification of clinical disease severity in acute adult dengue infection
SD
Jayaratne,
Vajini
Atukorale,
Laksiri
Gomes,
Thashi
Chang,
Tharindu
Wijesinghe,
Sachie
Fernando,
Graham
S
Ogg,
Gathsaurie Neelika
Malavige
BMC Research Notes 2012, 5 :645 (20 November 2012)
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Rumination syndrome in children and adolescents: a school survey assessing prevalence and symptomatology
Shaman
Rajindrajith,
Niranga
Devanarayana,
Bonaventure
Crispus Perera
BMC Gastroenterology 2012, 12 :163 (16 November 2012)
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