List of works by Sisira Siribaddana

"We lost all we had in a second": coping with grief and loss after a natural disaster

scientific article published on February 2013

'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

scientific article published on 5 December 2017

A case of severe zinc phosphide poisoning.

scientific article published in March 2016

A difficult beginning

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

scientific article published on 29 November 2018

A novel ultrasound technique to detect early chronic kidney disease

A novel ultrasound technique to detect early chronic kidney disease.

scientific article

A qualitative exploration of rural and semi-urban Sri Lankan men's alcohol consumption

scientific article published on 25 August 2019

Acute myocardial infarction following a possible direct intravenous bite of Russell's viper (Daboia russelli)

scientific article

Aetiology of fatigue in Sri Lanka and its overlap with depression

scientific article

Agreement between subjective and objective measures of sleep duration in a low-middle income country setting

scientific article published on 02 October 2018

An audit of the (ab)use of thyroid function tests.

scientific article published in March 1998

An investigation into the role of alcohol in self-harm in rural Sri Lanka: a protocol for a multimethod, qualitative study

scientific article

Arterial stiffness &Sri Lankan chronic kidney disease of unknown origin

scientific article published on 2 September 2016

Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia responding to anti-tuberculous treatment

article

Availability of essential medicines in selected public, primary and secondary health care institutions of a rural Sri Lankan district: a spot survey

scientific article

Body image construct of Sri Lankan adolescents

scientific article published on 31 March 2017

Capacity building through multi-disciplinary research: a report from Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 01 November 2003

Cardiac dysfunction in the CABG patient

scientific article published on 08 February 2012

Challenges in Recruiting Older Twins for the Sri Lankan Twin Registry

scientific article published on 01 February 2003

Changes in mental disorder prevalence among conflict-affected populations: a prospective study in Sri Lanka (COMRAID-R).

scientific article

Chronic interstitial nephritis in agricultural communities: a worldwide epidemic with social, occupational and environmental determinants

scientific article published on February 2017

Clinical and Pharmacological Investigation of Myotoxicity in Sri Lankan Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) Envenoming

scientific article

Clinical trials have gone global: is this a good thing?

scientific article

Clinical trials in Sri Lanka: new Act at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry?

Cognitive-behavioural therapy v. structured care for medically unexplained symptoms: randomised controlled trial

scientific article

Colombo Twin and Singleton Study (CoTASS): a description of a population based twin study of mental disorders in Sri Lanka

scientific article

Common mental disorders among adult members of 'left-behind' international migrant worker families in Sri Lanka

scientific article

Completed suicide among Sinhalese in Sri Lanka: a psychological autopsy study

scientific article

Cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary validation of a zygosity determination questionnaire for twins in Sri Lanka

scientific article published in December 2000

Culture-bound syndromes: a re-evaluation

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Culture-bound syndromes: the story of dhat syndrome

scientific article

Dengue fever and ionized calcium levels: significance of detecting hypocalcaemia to predict severity of dengue

scientific article published on 31 March 2017

Development and validation of the Social Capital Assessment Tool in pregnancy for Maternal Health in Low and middle income countries (LSCAT-MH)

scientific article published on 09 July 2019

Diabetes Mellitus: Glucose Control

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

scientific article

Do patients volunteer their life weariness and suicidal ideations? A Sri Lankan study

scientific article published in January 2004

Does the sex of one's co-twin affect height and BMI in adulthood? A study of dizygotic adult twins from 31 cohorts

scientific article

Drinking well water and occupational exposure to Herbicides is associated with chronic kidney disease, in Padavi-Sripura, Sri Lanka

scientific article

Drug utilization, prescription errors and potential drug-drug interactions: an experience in rural Sri Lanka

scientific article

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

scientific article

Early renal damage among children living in the region of highest burden of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on 16 May 2018

Education in Twins and Their Parents Across Birth Cohorts Over 100 years: An Individual-Level Pooled Analysis of 42-Twin Cohorts

scientific article published in October 2017

Emergence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka 2008-2011.

scientific article published on 22 November 2013

Emphysematous pyelonephritis

scientific article published on 01 October 1994

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the diabetes epidemic in countries in the WHO South-East Asia region

scientific article published on 10 November 2015

Environmental exposures and their genetic or environmental contribution to depression and fatigue: a twin study in Sri Lanka

scientific article

Epidemiology and symptomatology of depression in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional population-based survey in Colombo District

scientific article

Establishing a twin register in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on December 2000

Ethics Review Committee approval and informed consent: an analysis of biomedical publications originating from Sri Lanka

scientific article

Exertional heat stroke in a young military trainee: is it preventable?

scientific article

Exploring beyond norms: social capital of pregnant women in Sri Lanka as a factor influencing health

scientific article published on 6 April 2016

Family functioning, trauma exposure and PTSD: A cross sectional study

scientific article published on 05 November 2018

Fatal poisoning with plant growth regulator - chlormequat.

scientific article published in June 2016

Feasibility of Using Different Approaches for Recruiting Younger Twins to Establish a Population Based Twin Register in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 01 December 2001

Feasibility of hair sampling to assess levels of organophosphate metabolites in rural areas of Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on 16 February 2016

First Authenticated Case of Sri Lankan Flying Snake (Chrysopelea taprobanica) Bite

From organophosphate poisoning to diabetes mellitus: The incretin effect.

scientific article published on 7 April 2016

Genetic and environmental contributions to depression in Sri Lanka

scientific article

Genetic and environmental contributions to the overlap between psychological, fatigue and somatic symptoms: a twin study in Sri Lanka.

scientific article

Genetic and environmental etiology of nicotine use in Sri Lankan male twins

scientific article

Genetic and environmental influences on adult human height across birth cohorts from 1886 to 1994.

scientific article published on 14 December 2016

Genetic and environmental variation in educational attainment: an individual-based analysis of 28 twin cohorts

scientific article published on 29 July 2020

Genetic and other risk factors for suicidal ideation and the relationship with depression.

scientific article published on 8 May 2017

Genomic and Epidemiological Evidence of a Dominant Panton-Valentine Leucocidin-Positive Methicillin Resistant Lineage in Sri Lanka and Presence Among Isolates From the United Kingdom and Australia

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Hemoglobin variants in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

scientific article published on September 2010

Hope of prevention training in South Asia

scientific article published on July 2004

Hyponatraemia and seizures in Merrem's hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) envenoming: a case report

Impact of economic labour migration: a qualitative exploration of left-behind family member perspectives in Sri Lanka

scientific article published in June 2015

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

scientific article

Impaired glucose tolerance and diabetes mellitus in a suburban Sri Lankan community

scientific article published on May 1994

Importance of Arsenic and pesticides in epidemic chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 28 July 2014

Incidence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in the District of Colombo

scientific article

Increasing diabetes and vascular risk factors in a sub-urban Sri Lankan population.

scientific article

Informatics to support patient choice between diverse medical systems

Informed consent in Sri Lanka: a survey among ethics committee members

scientific article

Issues in clinical trials in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

scientific article published on 18 March 2013

Kidney Diseases in Agricultural Communities: A Case Against Heat-Stress Nephropathy.

scientific article published on 24 October 2017

Kikuchi's disease--a recognised cause for benign lymphadenopathy

scientific article published on 01 March 1995

Lack of clarity in presenting statistical data

scientific article published on 01 September 1994

Lack of systemic anti-fungal agents in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 01 June 1994

Letter to the editor

Long-term Effects of Snake Envenoming.

scientific article published on 31 March 2019

Long-term complications in newly diagnosed Sri Lankan patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

scientific article published on 01 June 1998

Management of dead bodies as a component of psychosocial interventions after the tsunami: a view from Sri Lanka

scientific article published on June 2006

Measurement of social capital in relation to health in low and middle income countries (LMIC): a systematic review

scientific article

Morphological and clinical findings in Sri Lankan patients with chronic kidney disease of unknown cause (CKDu): Similarities and differences with Mesoamerican Nephropathy.

scientific article published on 7 March 2018

Neuromuscular Effects of Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus) Envenoming in Sri Lanka

scientific article published in February 2016

Neurotoxicity in Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming in Sri Lanka: a clinical and neurophysiological study.

scientific article published on 29 February 2016

Osteoporosis in Sri Lanka.

scientific article

Pharmacology education and antibiotic self-medication among medical students: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 27 July 2017

Phosphate fertilizer is a main source of arsenic in areas affected with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka

scientific article

Presence of arsenic in Sri Lankan rice

Prevalence of lipid abnormalities in Sri Lankan patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

scientific article published in March 1994

Prevalence of retinopathy in a Sri Lankan diabetes clinic

scientific article published on 01 September 1993

Prevalence of suicidal ideation in Sri Lanka

scientific article published in January 2010

Private medical education in Sri Lanka

scientific article published in October 2012

Prolonged internal displacement and common mental disorders in Sri Lanka: the COMRAID study

scientific article

Promoting research in periphery and improving transparency in scientific evaluation process

Psychological distress among university students

scientific article published on 01 June 2002

Psychosocial and Ethical Response to Disasters: A SWOT Analysis of Post-Tsunami Disaster Management in Sri Lanka

article

Qualitative research

scientific article published on 01 December 2003

Recurrent Guillain-Barre Syndrome- A Case Report

Reducing the scarcity in mental health research from low and middle income countries: a success story from Sri Lanka

scientific article published in January 2011

Regulation of herbal medicine use based on speculation? A case from Sri Lanka

scientific article

Research and clinical ethics after the tsunami: Sri Lanka

scientific article published on October 2005

Reverse osmosis plant maintenance and efficacy in chronic kidney disease endemic region in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 15 October 2016

Revisiting “Freely Given Informed Consent” in Relation to the Developing World: Role of an Ombudsman

scientific article

Risk of mental health and nutritional problems for left-behind children of international labor migrants

scientific article

Severe coagulopathy in Merrem's hump-nosed pit viper (Hypnale hypnale) envenoming unresponsive to fresh frozen plasma: A case report

scientific article published on 15 March 2019

Short-term glucose dysregulation following acute poisoning with organophosphorus insecticides but not herbicides, carbamate or pyrethroid insecticides in South Asia

scholarly article by Robert M. Gifford et al published 11 October 2018 in Clinical Toxicology

Simultaneous exposure to multiple heavy metals and glyphosate may contribute to Sri Lankan agricultural nephropathy

scientific article published on 11 July 2015

Social capital and health during pregnancy; an in-depth exploration from rural Sri Lanka

scientific article

Sri Lanka after the tsunami

scholarly article by Sisira Siribaddana & D A R K Dayaratne published August 2005 in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Sri Lankan Twin Registry

scientific article

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

scientific article

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

scientific article

The CODATwins Project: The Current Status and Recent Findings of COllaborative Project of Development of Anthropometrical Measures in Twins

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

The Colombo Twin and Singleton Follow-up Study: a population based twin study of psychiatric disorders and metabolic syndrome in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 17 January 2018

The Sri Lankan Twin Registry: 2012 update

scientific article published on 10 January 2013

The Utility of Novel Renal Biomarkers in Assessment of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu): A Review

scientific article published on 18 December 2020

The association between emotional eating and depressive symptoms: a population-based twin study in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 08 May 2019

The dilemma of Cushing's sans tumour

scientific article published in June 1994

The prevalence and correlates of alcohol use and alcohol use disorders: a population based study in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

scientific article published on 14 July 2015

The prevalence of gestational diabetes in a Sri Lankan antenatal clinic

scientific article published on 01 June 1998

The prevalence of macrovascular disease and lipid abnormalities amongst diabetic patients in Sri Lanka

scientific article published on July 1993

The prevalence of obesity and other coronary risk factors in a suburban Sri Lankan community

The prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in newly diagnosed patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

scientific article published in March 1998

Time delays in treatment of snakebite patients in rural Sri Lanka and the need for rapid diagnostic tests

scientific article published on 30 November 2020

Toluene diisocyanate exposure in a glove manufacturing plant

scientific article published on January 1998

Trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and psychiatric disorders in a middle-income setting: prevalence and comorbidity

scientific article

Tuberculosis induced autoimmune haemolytic anaemia: a systematic review to find out common clinical presentations, investigation findings and the treatment options.

scientific article published on 26 March 2018

Tuberculous pericarditis

scientific article published in the British Medical Journal

Under-representation of developing countries in the research literature: ethical issues arising from a survey of five leading medical journals

scientific article

Understanding of research: a Sri Lankan perspective

scientific article

Understanding the explanatory model of the patient on their medically unexplained symptoms and its implication on treatment development research: a Sri Lanka Study

scientific article

Understanding the investigators: a qualitative study investigating the barriers and enablers to the implementation of local investigator-initiated clinical trials in Ethiopia

scientific article

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.

scientific article published in December 2006

Urinary Biomarkers KIM-1 and NGAL for Detection of Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) among Agricultural Communities in Sri Lanka

scientific article

Viper bites complicate chronic agrochemical nephropathy in rural Sri Lanka

scientific article published on 11 August 2014

Young woman with recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax: a case report

Zygosity Differences in Height and Body Mass Index of Twins From Infancy to Old Age: A Study of the CODATwins Project

scientific article

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