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Perera, B., Watt, M., Ostbye, T., Rajapakse, H., Ranabahu, S. and Maselko, J., 2015. Perceptions of successful ageing in Sri Lankan older people: A qualitative study. Asian Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 10(1), pp.22-30.

Landry MD, Raman SR, Harris E, Madison L, Parekh M, Banks C, Bhatti H, Wijesinghe C., 2015. Exploring the factors that influence the perceptions of disability: a qualitative study of mothers of children with disabilities at a community-based rehabilitation centre in Sri Lanka. WHO South East Asia J Public Health, 4(2):150-158. DOI: 10.4103/2224-3151.206684.

Wijesinghe, C.J., Cunningham, N., Fonseka, P., Hewage, C.G. and Østbye, T., 2015. Factors associated with caregiver burden among caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in Sri LankaAsia Pacific Journal of Public Health27(1), pp.85-95. DOI: 10.1177/1010539514548756.

Maselko, J., Sebranek, M., Mun, M.H., Perera, B., Ahs, J. and Østbye, T., 2014. Contribution of generative leisure activities to cognitive function in elderly Sri Lankan adultsJournal of the American Geriatrics Society62(9), pp.1707-1713.DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12985.

Ukegbu, U., Maselko, J., Malhotra, R., Perera, B. and Østbye, T., 2014. Correlates of hand grip strength and activities of daily living in elderly Sri Lankans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62(9), p.1800. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13000.

Pamela J. Buck, Truls Østbye, Clive J. Robins, Bilesha Perera, Joanna Maselko., 2014. Association of Frequency of Religious Activities, Self-Rated Physical and Mental Health: Findings from a Population-based Study in Sri Lanka. Religion and Health.

Landry, M.D., Raman, S.R., Harris, E., Madison, L., Parekh, M., Banks, C., Bhatti, H. and Wijesinghe, C., 2015. Exploring the factors that influence the perceptions of disability: a qualitative study of mothers of children with disabilities at a community-based rehabilitation centre in Sri Lanka. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, 4(2), pp.150-158. 

Wijesinghe, C.J., Cunningham, N., Fonseka, P., Hewage, C.G. and Østbye, T., 2015. Factors associated with caregiver burden among caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in Sri Lanka. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health27(1), pp.85-95. DOI: 10.1177/1010539514548756.

Lombardo, S., Perera, B., Beaudry, L., Grad, J., Maselko, J. and Østbye, T., 2013. Use of and attitudes toward tobacco and alcohol among adults in southern Sri Lanka. The Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health44(5), p.880. PMCID: PMC4169263.

Watt, M.H., Perera, B., Østbye, T., Ranabahu, S., Rajapakse, H. and Maselko, J., 2014. Care-giving expectations and challenges among elders and their adult children in Southern Sri Lanka. Ageing & Society34(5), pp.838-858.

Fernando, N., Perera, B., Fernando, N., Gunawardana, M. and Østbye, T., 2009. Factors associated with sexual behavior among Sri Lankan adolescents. Galle Medical Journal14(1).

Perera, B., Østbye, T. and Jayawardana, C., 2009. Neighborhood environment and self-rated health among adults in southern Sri LankaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health6(8), pp.2102-2112.

Perera, B., Østbye, T., Ariyananda, P.L. and Lelwala, E., 2009. Prevalence and correlates of physical and emotional abuse among late adolescentsCeylon medical journal54(1).

Perera, B. and Østbye, T., 2009. Prevalence and correlates of sexual abuse reported by late adolescent school children in Sri LankaInternational journal of adolescent medicine and health21(2), pp.203-212.

Østbye, T., Ponnamperuma, T., Fernando, N., Abeygunawardena, V., Wijayasiri, W.A.A., Chen, J.J. and Woods, C.W., 2008. The impact of the Tsunami on hospitalzations at the tertiary care hospital in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. American journal of disaster medicine3(3), pp.147-155.

Perera, B., Østbye, T., Fernando, N., Abeygunawardena, V., Ariyananda, P.L. and Woods, C., 2009. Health and health behaviour among late adolescents in Southern Sri Lanka. Galle Medical Journal, 12(1).




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