Ischaemic stroke and combined oral contraceptives: Results of an international, multicentre, case-control study

Lancet

Volumn 348, Issue 9026, 1996, Pages 498-505

  Poulter, N R ^a   Chang, C L ^c   Farley, T M M ^c   Meirik, O ^b   Marmot, M G ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE;

EID: 0030600340     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(95)12393-8     Document Type: Article

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