Open AccessAssociation between the Current Use of Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives and Cardiovascular Arterial Disease: A Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Jean-Patrice Baillargeon,
Donna K. McClish,
Paulina A. Essah,
John E. Nestler
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2004-1958
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , context (archaeology) , meta analysis , confidence interval , data extraction , population , medline , gynecology , environmental health , paleontology , political science , law , biology
The long-term cardiovascular safety of widely used oral contraceptives (OCs) is still debated, and no meta-analysis assesses the modern use of OCs and the associated cardiovascular risks.
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