Open AccessReproductive History, Oral Contraceptive Use, and the Risk of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stoke in a Cohort Study of Middle-Aged Swedish Women
Author(s) -
Ling Yang,
Hannah Kuper,
Sven Sandin,
Karen L. Margolis,
Zhengming Chen,
HansOlov Adami,
Elisabete Weiderpass
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.108.531913
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , cohort , hazard ratio , cohort study , etiology , obstetrics , risk factor , gynecology , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , engineering
Controversy persists as to whether oral contraceptive (OC) use and reproductive history play a role in the etiology of stroke, particularly ischemic stroke. Our aim was to investigate this question in a cohort of middle-aged Swedish women.
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