Lucius A Nicholls, BA, BL, LSA, MB, B Chir, MD, CMG: father of nutritional science in Sri Lanka

Lucius A Nicholls, BA, BL, LSA, MB, B Chir, MD, CMG: father of nutritional science in Sri Lanka.

Ceylon Journal of Science *Ceylon Journal of Science, 1936. 'A Nutritional Survey of the Poorer Classes in Ceylon'. By Lucius Nicholls, M.D., B.C.

Prevalence of Organophosphate Poisoning In Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Background: Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a global problem which has steadily increased over the past few years in developing countries and has become as one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in these countries. The aim of this prospective study was to analyze the prevalence of organophosphate poisoning among other acute DSH cases admitted to the medical ward at Batticaloa Teaching...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is a country with an approximate area of 66 thousand square kilometers (UNO, 2008). The population is 20,409,946 and the sex ratio (men per hundred women) is 98 (UNO, 2009). The proportion of the population under the age of 18 years is 28% and the proportion above age 60 is 8% (UNO, 2009). The literacy rate is 97% for men and 99% for women (UN Statistics, 2008). The life expectancy at...

Women in Sri Lanka