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  Community Transmission of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka: The Debate and its Implications on Action Orientation - A Position Paper from the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka

  Ruwan Ferdinando, P. B. Buddhika Mahesh, Sameera Senanayake, Iresha Jayawickrama, Chithramali Rodrigo

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  09 Jul 2021

  27 ( 1 ) : 259-263
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  Cover story

  Estate & Urban Sectors in Sri Lanka: Vulnerabilities Requiring Focused Attention

  Enoka Wickramasinghe

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  09 Jul 2021

  27 ( 1 ) : 241-243
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  Appreciation

  A Tribute to Professor Dulitha N Fernando – Teacher, Mentor and Colleague

  Co -Editors

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  09 Jul 2021

  27 ( 1 ) : 239-240
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  Original Research Articles

  Quality of care in the management of asthmatic children with regard to compliance with the guidelines in in-ward setting in a district of Sri Lanka: a descriptive study

  Chrisantha Abeysena, Niranjala Perera

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  31 Dec 2020

  26 ( 4 ) : 207-215
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  Original Research Articles

  Consensus-based translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Menopause Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire for menopausal women in Sri Lanka

  Chithramali Hasanthika Rodrigo, Ruwan Ferdinando, Rohini De Alwis Seneviratne

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  31 Dec 2020

  26 ( 4 ) : 216-225
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  Original Research Articles

  Process of registrations under food law: a comparative review of New South Wales and Sri Lankan contexts

  Charith Amidha Hettiarachchi, Sumal Nandasena, Jon Wardle

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  31 Dec 2020

  26 ( 4 ) : 226-233
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  Original Research Articles

  Validity and reliability of modified PAQ-A and LTEQ in adolescents of Karachi, Pakistan

  Shagufta Naseer, Sidra Zaheer, Kashif Shafique

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  31 Dec 2020

  26 ( 4 ) : 197-206
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  Editorial

  Essential service delivery in reproductive, maternal and child health services during the pandemic

  Chithramalee De Silva, Hemali Jayakody

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  31 Dec 2020

  26 ( 4 ) : 190-192
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  Cover story

  Locked Down unto the Screens: advertisements during kids' movies in COVID -19 era

  L. C. D. Peiris, A. G. Jayasinghe, B. J. S. L. Jayathunga, K. G. R. Mewantha Thelis, P. S. K. Monarawila

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  31 Dec 2020

  26 ( 4 ) : 188-189
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  Continued Medical Education

  Theory of change: can its application really make a change?

  K. L. Maheeka D. Seneviwickrama

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  31 Dec 2020

  26 ( 4 ) : 234-237
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  Position Paper

  Debate about compulsory cremation of victims of COVID-19

  . College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka

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  31 Dec 2020

  26 ( 4 ) : 193-196
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  Continued Medical Education

  ROBINS-I: A novel and promising tool for risk of bias assessment of nonrandomized studies of interventions

  Yasaswi Niranjala Walpita, Ulugbek Nurmatov

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  30 Nov 2020

  26 ( 3 ) : 183-187
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  Review Articles

  Health Technology Assessment (HTA) and health policy making: a narrative review

  Anuji Upekshika Gamage, Chrishantha Abeysena

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  30 Nov 2020

  26 ( 3 ) : 175-182
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  Narrative Report Series

  Quarantine and Prevention of Diseases Ordinance: is it sufficient for public health response in COVID-19?

  S. Mahendra Arnold

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  30 Nov 2020

  26 ( 3 ) : 170-174
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  Original Research Articles

  Road injuries among older people in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka – a comparative analysis

  Varuni Tennakoon, Roshini Peiris-John, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Bridget Kool, Shanthi Ameratunga

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  30 Nov 2020

  26 ( 3 ) : 154-162
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  Brief Report

  Prenatal oral health: geo-spatial analysis of access to care

  Nirosha Ranasinghe, Estie Kruger, Marc Tennant

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  30 Nov 2020

  26 ( 3 ) : 163-169
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  Original Research Articles

  Burden of work and workload indicator-based staffing needs of public health midwives in the primary health care system in Sri Lanka

  M. D. K. De Silva, N. I. Talagalla, P. Karthikeyan, M. S. Rubasinghe

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  30 Nov 2020

  26 ( 3 ) : 148-153
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  Original Research Articles

  Reasons for seeking private sector vaccines available in the National Expanded Programme of Immunization for children under five years by parents residing in Nugegoda Medical Officer of Health area, Sri Lanka

  Manoj Jayakody, Enoka Liyanage, Pabasara Karunadasa, Wasantha Jayakody

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  30 Nov 2020

  26 ( 3 ) : 139-147
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  Editorial

  Striving for quality in healthcare services: role of integration

  Sudath K. Dharmarathne, Dewanee Ranaweera

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  30 Nov 2020

  26 ( 3 ) : 137-138
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  Cover story

  Patient safety is everyone's business

  
  

  Sinha De Silva, Sudath K. Dharmaratne

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  30 Nov 2020

  26 ( 3 ) : 135-136
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  Editorial

  The COVID-19 pandemic: tackling challenges through the public health system

  14 Nov 2020

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  Technical Report Series

  Preparedness and response for community transmission of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka

  14 Nov 2020

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  Technical Report Series

  Doubling time as a measure of epidemiological spread in COVID-19

  14 Nov 2020

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  Technical Report Series

  Measures of mortality in COVID-19: beyond the death toll

  14 Nov 2020

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  Technical Report Series

  Clinical presentation of COVID-19 and public health implications to Sri Lanka

  14 Nov 2020

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