Open AccessMortality from venous thromboembolism in young Swedish women and its relation to pregnancy and use of oral contraceptives – an approach to specifying rates
Author(s) -
Eva Samuelsson,
Karin Hedenmalm,
Ingemar Persson
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.825
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1573-7284
pISSN - 0393-2990
DOI - 10.1007/s10654-005-4266-7
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , mortality rate , obstetrics , population , epidemiology , gynecology , pediatrics , environmental health , genetics , biology
Pregnancy and use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are major risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in young women and we wanted to obtain accurate VTE mortality data overall, by age, associated with the use of COCs and pregnancy.
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