Articles

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  Point of View

  Evidence based medicine: ideology, hegemony, statistical gaze and beyond part three

  Harindra Karunatilake

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 110-112
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  Leading Article

  Constipation in children: the Sri Lankan perspective

  
  

  Wathsala Hathagoda, Shaman Rajindrajith, Niranga Devanarayana

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 105-109
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  Original articles

  Real-time laboratory surveillance of Dengue antigen (NS1) - Best proposed early warning and response system for Dengue in Sri Lanka? - Results from a pilot study

  Lasantha Ranwala, Yudhisteera Wedisinghe, Sathira Perera, Deepal Jayamanne

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 121-128
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  Original articles

  Genotyping Sri Lankan women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): towards a novel screening tool

  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 129-137
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  Original articles

  Prevalence and correlates of depression in patients with epilepsy in Sri Lanka

  Silumini De Silva, Amila Isuru, Asiri Rodrigo, Lalith Kuruppuarachchi

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 138-143
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  Original articles

  Serotyping of invasive and colonizing group B Streptococcus (GBS) isolates at selected hospitals in Sri Lanka : a multicenter study

  Rasika Chinthamani, Sujatha Pathirage, Shirani Chandrasiri

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 144-150
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  Case Reports

  Massive cerebral infarct following multiple honeybee stings

  Namal Rathnayaka, Anusha Ranathunga, Bandusiri Rathnayaka, S. A. M. Kularatne

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 151-153
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  Correspondence

  What is evidence-based medicine?

  
  

  Kumara Mendis

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  27 Dec 2021

  66 ( 3 ) : 154-156
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  Leading Article

  Principles of natural justice, their relevance and importance to doctors

  Arosha Dissanayake, Satish Goonesinghe

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  20 Dec 2021

  66 ( 2 ) : 59-62
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  Original articles

  Identification of bacterial aetiology in acute meningitis

  Devakanthan Balachandran, Veranja Liyanapathirana, Nilanthi Dissanayake, Palitha Harasgama, Jeewaka Punchihewa

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  20 Dec 2021

  66 ( 2 ) : 65-72
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  Original articles

  Assessment of the accuracy of blood drawn from peripheral venous cannula used for infusing intravenous fluids/ drugs versus direct

  Ruwanthi Perera, Malithi Guruge, Amila Goonewardena, Piyumaka Peiris

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  20 Dec 2021

  66 ( 2 ) : 73-76
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  Original articles

  Oral Misoprostol for 48 hours Versus a Supra Cervical Foley Catheter for 48 Hours for Induction of Labour in Post Dated Pregnancies: A Randomized Control Trial

  Buddhika Amarasena, Malik Goonewardene, Rashanthie Perera, Rameez Furukan

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  20 Dec 2021

  66 ( 2 ) : 77-86
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  Original articles

  Risk factors for deliberate self-harm in young people in rural Sri Lanka: a prospective cohort study of 22,000 individuals

  Kiyara Fernando, Shaluka Jayamanna, Manjula Weerasinghe, Chamil Priyadarshana, Rohan Ratnayake, Melissa Pearson, David Gunnell, Andrew Dawson, Keith Hawton, Flemming Konradsen, Michael Eddleston, Chris Metcalfe, Duleeka Knipe

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  20 Dec 2021

  66 ( 2 ) : 87-95
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  Brief Reports

  Estimation of prevalence of red cell alloantibodies in patients with Beta Thalassaemia Major in Sri Lanka.

  Samantha Senavirathna, Lakmali Ranasinghe, Yashobha Thilakarathne

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  20 Dec 2021

  66 ( 2 ) : 96-99
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  Case Reports

  An uncommon case of scrotal calcinosis

  
  

  Zaahil Ahamed, Nilesh Nettipola, Asha Dissanayaka, Shirani Samarathunga, Bingumal Jayasundara

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  20 Dec 2021

  66 ( 2 ) : 100-101
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  Picture Stories

  Pyomyositis masquerading as suprapubic mass: An unusual presentation of melioidosis

  Chee Chang

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  20 Dec 2021

  66 ( 2 ) : 102-104
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  Point of View

  Evidence based medicine: ideology, hegemony, statistical gaze and beyond part two

  Harindra Karunatilake

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  20 Dec 2021

  66 ( 2 ) : 63-64
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  Leading Article

  What is death, in the 21^st century?

  
  

  Udaya K. Ranawaka

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  30 Jul 2021

  66 ( 1 ) : 1-4
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  Original articles

  Standards for permanent tooth emergence in Sri Lankan children

  Nishanhti Vithanaarachchi, Lakshika Nawarathna, Luxhmen Wijeyeweera

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  30 Jul 2021

  66 ( 1 ) : 44-49
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  Original articles

  Cross-cultural adaptation of the type D personality scale for use with patients diagnosed with Ischemic heart disease in Sri Lanka

  Chandima Kumara Walpita Gamage, Piyanjali de Zoysa, Aindralal Balasuriya, Neil Fernando, B. Deepal W. Jayamanne

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  30 Jul 2021

  66 ( 1 ) : 8-15
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  Original articles

  Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of frontline and non-frontline healthcare workers in Sri Lanka

  Anuradha Baminiwatta, Shamila De Silva, Aruni Hapangama, Kumarini Basnayake, Charani Abayaweera, Dinithi Kulasinghe, Dewmi Kaushalya, Shehan Williams

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  30 Jul 2021

  66 ( 1 ) : 16-31
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  Point of View

  Evidence based medicine : ideology, hegemony, statistical gaze and beyond

  Harindra Karunatilake

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  30 Jul 2021

  66 ( 1 ) : 5-7
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  Original articles

  Decompressive craniectomy for traumatic brain injury: outcomes and their determinants

  Jeewan Rankothkumbura, Hemantha Gunathilaka, Saman Wadanamby

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  30 Jul 2021

  66 ( 1 ) : 32-37
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  Original articles

  Characteristics of connective tissue diseases associated interstitial lung diseases – a single centre study in Sri Lanka

  Prasanjanie Jayasinghe, Nuwan Wickramasinghe, Prathapan Krishnakumar, Aflah Sadikeen, Amitha Fernando

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  30 Jul 2021

  66 ( 1 ) : 38-43
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  Brief Reports

  Prediction of appendicular skeletal muscle mass of older women using anthropometry-based equations

  Nirmala Rathnayake, Sarath Lekamwasam, Hasanga Rathnayake

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  30 Jul 2021

  66 ( 1 ) : 50-52